Two cases of spontaneous epidural abscess in patients with cirrhosis.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor) From: Southern Medical Journal | Date: September 1, 2003| Author: Summers, James Bradley; Kaminski, Joseph | COPYRIGHT 2003 Southern Medical Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

To the Editor: We read with interest the recent case report by Cross and Howell (1) regarding the association of cirrhosis and spinal epidural abscess (SEA). In the introduction, the authors stated, "To our knowledge, chronic liver disease has not previously been identified as a condition predisposing to epidural abscesses" (p 291). In the conclusion, they stated, "To our knowledge, this article describes the first series in which a link was found between epidural abscess and cirrh...

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