Intramedullary spinal cord abscess associated with cervical spondylodiskitis and epidural abscess

Authors
Derkinderen, P Duval, X Bruneel, F Laissy, JP Regnier, B
Citation
P. Derkinderen et al., Intramedullary spinal cord abscess associated with cervical spondylodiskitis and epidural abscess, SC J IN DIS, 30(6), 1998, pp. 618-619
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
00365548 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
618 - 619
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5548(1998)30:6<618:ISCAAW>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A 50-year-old man presented a cervical vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscess due to Staphylococcus aureus. There were significant changes in th e cervical region, as revealed by CT scan and MRI, leading to the diagnosis of associated intramedullary abscess of the spinal cord, which was confirm ed by anatomopathological study.