Orthopedics & Traumatology
Online ISSN : 1349-4333
Print ISSN : 0037-1033
ISSN-L : 0037-1033
Epidural Abscess Complicating Epidural Anesthesia -A Case Report-
Jun AbeKenji YoshidaHisashi YamashitaHisashi HoshikoHidetaka Murakami[in Japanese]Jin-Soo ParkTatsuya ImaiTakuya GotoKensei Nagata
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2000 Volume 49 Issue 2 Pages 383-386

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We report a case of epidural abscess complicating epidural anesthesia. A 64-year-old woman developed a hemopneumothorax after multiple rib fractures, and an epidural catheter was inserted at L1-2 for pain relief. Five days later she complained of severe back pain and temperature elevated to more than 39.0°C. Nine days later MRI showed an epidural abscess of the ventral epidural space between T8 and L4. Because femoral nerve pain was experienced, laminectomy at T12-L2 and closed irrigation were performed. Epidural pus grew Staphylococcus aureus. Follow-up MRI 3 months after surgery showed disappearance of the epidural abscess completely. The patient recovered completely without neurological sequela.
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