TY - JOUR
T1 - Thoracic epidural abscess due to community-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
AU - Raghavendra Rao, S.
AU - Seshadri, Shubha
AU - Karthik Rao, N.
AU - Patil, Navin
AU - Avinash, A.
AU - Kunder, Sushil Kiran
AU - Ahmed, Talha
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - A spinal epidural abscess threatens the spinal cord or cauda equina by compression and also by vascular compromise. If left untreated, an expanding suppurative infection in the spinal epidural space can impinge on the spinal cord, producing sensory symptoms and signs, motor dysfunction, and ultimately paralysis, followed by death. Hence, early intervention undoubtedly improves the outcome. The authors report a case of a 27-year-old female patient, who presented with paraplegia, and was found to have thoracic epidural abscess due to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
AB - A spinal epidural abscess threatens the spinal cord or cauda equina by compression and also by vascular compromise. If left untreated, an expanding suppurative infection in the spinal epidural space can impinge on the spinal cord, producing sensory symptoms and signs, motor dysfunction, and ultimately paralysis, followed by death. Hence, early intervention undoubtedly improves the outcome. The authors report a case of a 27-year-old female patient, who presented with paraplegia, and was found to have thoracic epidural abscess due to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84960077770
SN - 0974-2441
VL - 9
SP - 2
EP - 3
JO - Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research
JF - Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research
IS - 2
ER -