Acute intramedullary spinal cord abscess: Case report

Jonathan H. Erlich; Jeffery V. Rosenfeld; Andrew Fuller; Graham V. Brown; Jack Wodak; Brian P. Tress

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Acute intramedullary spinal cord abscess: Case report

Jonathan H. Erlich, Jeffery V. Rosenfeld, Andrew Fuller, Graham V. Brown, Jack Wodak, Brian P. Tress

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Abstract

We report the first case of an acute pyogenic intramedullary cervical spinal cord abscess, brain abscesses, and meningitis due to an unusual anerobe, Bacteroides disiens. The importance of spinal magnetic resonance imaging for establishing the diagnosis is emphasized.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	287-290
Number of pages	4
Journal	Surgical Neurology
Volume	38
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0090-3019(92)90043-M
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1992
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bacteroides disiens
Cerebral abscess
Intramedullary spinal cord abscess
Meningitis

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