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doi: 10.1007/s15010-003-2017-9.
Multilevel epidural abscess formation with paraplegia in a healthy 33-year-old man caused by Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)
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Multilevel epidural abscess formation with paraplegia in a healthy 33-year-old man caused by Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)
Infection.
2003 Oct.
Abstract
We report an unusual case of a devastating multilevel pyogenic spondylitis with paraplegia and soft tissue abscess formation in a previously healthy young man. Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) was identified as causal pathogen. The infection could only be managed after surgical debridement of all spinal manifestations and a prolonged course of antibiotic therapy. It is possible that delayed surgical debridement of all infection sites fostered the course of the disease.
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