Cervical Epidural Abscess Secondary to Aorto-Duodenal Fistula: A Case Report.
10.3346/jkms.2003.18.1.116
- Author:
Hyeong Joong YI
1
;
Seong Hoon OH
;
Oh Jung KWON
;
Hyuk KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. hjyi8499@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Epidural Abscess;
Causality;
Fistula;
Aorto-Duodenal;
Transplants;
Aortic Aneurysm;
Abdominal
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aneurysm, Dissecting/complications;
Aneurysm, Dissecting/surgery;
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/complications;
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/surgery;
Aortic Diseases/complications*;
Aortic Rupture/complications;
Aortic Rupture/surgery;
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation;
Cervical Vertebrae*;
Duodenal Diseases/complications*;
Duodenal Ulcer/complications;
Enterococcus;
Epidural Abscess/etiology*;
Epidural Abscess/microbiology;
Epidural Abscess/surgery;
Fistula/complications*;
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/complications;
Human;
Male;
Peptic Ulcer Perforation/complications;
Salmonella Infections/complications;
Staphylococcal Infections/complications
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2003;18(1):116-119
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Although cervical epidural abscess is rare, it should be strongly suspected in any patient with unexplainable neck pain and fever, especially when the patient has a predisposing factor for this infectious process. The authors report a case of cervical epidural abscess in a 39-yr-old man with an aorto-duodenal fistula, which complicated the interposition of artificial graft for abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture, which had undertaken 40 months before. Timely detection and intervention rendered him a full neurological recovery. This extremely rare case is presented with a literature review.
