Lumbago of exceptional etiology: spinal epidural abscess.
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https://doi.org/10.35954/SM2011.30.1.5Keywords:
Spinal Epidural Abscess; Lumbalgia; NeuroSurgical Emergency.Abstract
Low back pain is a very common condition in the population. Non-tuberculous epidural spinal abscess (ESA) as an etiology of low back pain is exceptional; its importance lies in the existing diagnostic difficulties and in its high morbimortality if not treated early.
The clinical history of a 63-year-old man with a history of diabetes and mechanical low back pain is analyzed. After repeated visits to the emergency service for exacerbation of his usual pain, he was diagnosed with an EEE due to methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus. He was discharged home 25 days after admission with ad integrum recovery.
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