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. 2022 Feb;35(1):89-90.
doi: 10.37201/req/081.2021. Epub 2021 Nov 22.

[Froin's syndrome secondary to epidural abscess]

[Article in Spanish]
M P Aguilar Jaldo  1 , D Vinuesa Garcia, E Guirao Arrabal
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[Froin's syndrome secondary to epidural abscess]

[Article in Spanish]
M P Aguilar Jaldo et al. Rev Esp Quimioter. 2022 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: Froin's syndrome; abscess; hypercoagulability; xanthochromia.

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Figura 1
Resonancia magnética con contraste de columna cervical-dorsal-lumbar que demuestra absceso paravertebral posterior izquierdo de aprox. 36 x 6 mm desde nivel de D3 hasta D4 y absceso epidural posterior de aprox. 74 mm de longitud y grosor máximo de aprox. 7 mm que se extendía desde cuerpo de D3 hasta D6, provocando compresión medular.
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