Spinal epidural abscess after corticosteroid injections.

From: Southern Medical Journal | Date: July 1, 2002| Author: Koka, Vijay K.; Potti, Anil | Copyright information

ABSTRACT: Although spinal epidural abscess is uncommon, its incidence is likely to rise with increasing use of epidural injections for the control of lower back pain. We report a case of spinal epidural abscess after epidural steroid injection. The abscess resolved with conservative medical management.

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ACUTE SPINAL EPIDURAL ABSCESS (SEA) is encountered infrequently and accounts for 0.2 to 1.2 cases per 10,000 admissions to a referral center. (1) Al...

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