Cervical epidural abscess: rare complication of bacterial endocarditis with streptococcus viridans: a case report
- Abstract
- Although many patients with infective endocarditis (IE) complain of joint, muscle, and back pain, infections at these sights are rare. The incidence of spinal abscess in cervical spine complicating endocarditis is very rare. Although the surgical management is the mainstay of treatment, conservative treatment can get success in selected patients. We report a patient with cervical epidural abscess due to Streptococcus viridans endocarditis. Both epidural abscess and IE were managed conservatively with intravenous antibiotics for 8 weeks, with recovery. It is important to remind spinal epidural abscess can occur in those patients with bacterial endocarditis.
- All Author(s)
- J. S. Oh
; J. J. Shim
; K. S. Lee
; J. W. Doh
- Issued Date
- 2015
- Type
- Article
- Keyword
- Abscess; Endocarditis; Spondylitis; Streptococcus viridans
- Publisher
- 대한척추신경외과학회
The Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society
- ISSN
- 1738-2262
; 2093-6729
; 2586-6591
; 2586-6583
- Citation Title
- Korean Journal of Spine
- Citation Volume
- 12
- Citation Number
- 1
- Citation Start Page
- 22
- Citation End Page
- 25
- Language(ISO)
- eng
- DOI
- 10.14245/kjs.2015.12.1.22
- URI
- http://schca-ir.schmc.ac.kr/handle/2022.oak/2690
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