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Case Reports
. 2003;11(2):105-8.
doi: 10.1080/10647440300025506.

Bacterial sacroiliitis probably induced by lumbar epidural analgesia

Shimon Edelstein  1 , Yeouda Edoute
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Case Reports

Bacterial sacroiliitis probably induced by lumbar epidural analgesia

Shimon Edelstein et al. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2003.

Abstract

Background: Properly administered, lumbar epidural analgesia provides adequate pain relief during labor and delivery, and is considered to be a safe procedure with limited complications. The prevalence of infection after lumbar epidural analgesia is negligible.

Introduction: Infection of the sacroiliac joint, although very close to the pucture area, has never been reported as a procedure complication.

Case: In this report, we describe a patient who experienced bacterial sacroiliitis a few days after lumbar epidural analgesia for labor. No portal of entry was identified, and we evoked a new potential risk factor that has never been proposed before, namely lumbar epidural analgesia.

Conclusion: Sacroiliitis must be considered as a rare but serious complication of lumbar epidural analgesia.

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