Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess Presenting in a Previously Healthy Young Adult Man

Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess Presenting in a Previously Healthy Young Adult Man

We report a case of spontaneous spinal epidural abscess (SEA) with initial chief complaint of shoulder pain and no appreciable neurologic symptoms. Since outcomes of SEA appear to be related to the degree of neurologic deficit at the time of intervention, we explore opportunities for earlier diagnos...

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Main Authors: Andrew M. McDonald, Jason L. Rollins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/872148
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spelling doaj-7ca85c4f8e8a43138b800603d8db711e2020-11-24T22:51:13ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352013-01-01201310.1155/2013/872148872148Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess Presenting in a Previously Healthy Young Adult ManAndrew M. McDonald0Jason L. Rollins1Department of Medical Education, Princeton Baptist Medical Center, 3201 4th Avenue S, Birmingham, AL 35222, USADepartment of Medical Education, Princeton Baptist Medical Center, 3201 4th Avenue S, Birmingham, AL 35222, USAWe report a case of spontaneous spinal epidural abscess (SEA) with initial chief complaint of shoulder pain and no appreciable neurologic symptoms. Since outcomes of SEA appear to be related to the degree of neurologic deficit at the time of intervention, we explore opportunities for earlier diagnosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/872148
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title_short Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess Presenting in a Previously Healthy Young Adult Man
title_full Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess Presenting in a Previously Healthy Young Adult Man
title_fullStr Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess Presenting in a Previously Healthy Young Adult Man
title_full_unstemmed Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess Presenting in a Previously Healthy Young Adult Man
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description We report a case of spontaneous spinal epidural abscess (SEA) with initial chief complaint of shoulder pain and no appreciable neurologic symptoms. Since outcomes of SEA appear to be related to the degree of neurologic deficit at the time of intervention, we explore opportunities for earlier diagnosis.
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