TY - JOUR
T1 - Spinal epidural abscess caused by Bacteroides fragilis group after dilation and curettage for incomplete abortion
AU - Ohyagi, Masaki
AU - Ohkubo, Takuya
AU - Taniyama, Takashi
AU - Tomizawa, Shoji
AU - Okawa, Atsushi
AU - Yokota, Takanori
AU - Mizusawa, Hidehiro
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare infection complicated in patients who have some risk factors such as injection-drug use, diabetes mellitus, and several illnesses. However, no case of SEA associated with abortion has been reported. Here we report a case of SEA in a 30-year-old woman after dilation and curettage for incomplete abortion. The diagnosis of SEA was done by MRI and pus was drained after the cervical discectomy. Bacteroides fragilis group was cultured from the aspirated pus sample. The patient responded to surgical drainage and antibiotics.
AB - Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare infection complicated in patients who have some risk factors such as injection-drug use, diabetes mellitus, and several illnesses. However, no case of SEA associated with abortion has been reported. Here we report a case of SEA in a 30-year-old woman after dilation and curettage for incomplete abortion. The diagnosis of SEA was done by MRI and pus was drained after the cervical discectomy. Bacteroides fragilis group was cultured from the aspirated pus sample. The patient responded to surgical drainage and antibiotics.
KW - Abortion
KW - Bacretoides fragilis
KW - Spinal epidural abscess
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U2 - 10.4103/0974-777X.96780
DO - 10.4103/0974-777X.96780
M3 - Article
C2 - 22754250
AN - SCOPUS:84862578156
SN - 0974-777X
VL - 4
SP - 132
EP - 134
JO - Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
JF - Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
IS - 2
ER -
