Background We compared the clinical features and outcomes of patients with spinal
epidural abscess treated with prolonged parenteral antibiotics alone or combined with …

The medical literature regarding spinal epidural abscess has two common threads: reports
of poor prognosis and appeals for rapid treatment. Spinal epidural abscess is a difficult …

OBJECTIVES To remind clinicians of the dangers of delayed diagnosis and the importance
of early treatment of spinal epidural abscess. METHODS A review of the literature on spinal …

Abstract Treatment of spinal epidural abscess has been based on surgical debridement.
Medical treatment with antibiotics has been proposed as an alternative, but data on its …

Object Spinal epidural abscess (SEA), once considered a rare occurrence, has showed a
rapid increase in incidence over the past 20–30 years. Recent reports have advocated for …

BACKGROUND: We sought to describe the clinical characteristics of patients with spinal
epidural abscess and to relate presentation and treatment to short-term clinical and …

Background Spinal epidural abscesses are uncommon but potentially devastating infections
that often elude early diagnosis. An increasing incidence has been suggested; however, few …

BACKGROUND Despite advances in neuroimaging and neurosurgical treatment, spinal
epidural abscess remains a challenging problem; early diagnosis is often difficult and …

OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: We describe a case of a posterior spinal epidural abscess
that was successfully treated with percutaneous, computed tomography-guided, needle …

Spinal epidural abscess is a potentially life-threatening disease that can cause paralysis by
the accumulation of purulent material in the epidural space. Although modern diagnostic …