Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess Presenting in a Previously Healthy Young Adult Man
We report a case of spontaneous spinal epidural abscess (SEA) with initial chief complaint of shoulder pain and no appreciable neurologic symptoms. Since outcomes of SEA appear to be related to the degree of neurologic deficit at the time of intervention, we explore opportunities for earlier diagnos...
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| description | We report a case of spontaneous spinal epidural abscess (SEA) with initial chief complaint of shoulder pain and no appreciable neurologic symptoms. Since outcomes of SEA appear to be related to the degree of neurologic deficit at the time of intervention, we explore opportunities for earlier diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7ca85c4f8e8a43138b800603d8db711e2025-02-03T06:08:17ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352013-01-01201310.1155/2013/872148872148Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess Presenting in a Previously Healthy Young Adult ManAndrew M. McDonald0Jason L. Rollins1Department of Medical Education, Princeton Baptist Medical Center, 3201 4th Avenue S, Birmingham, AL 35222, USADepartment of Medical Education, Princeton Baptist Medical Center, 3201 4th Avenue S, Birmingham, AL 35222, USAWe report a case of spontaneous spinal epidural abscess (SEA) with initial chief complaint of shoulder pain and no appreciable neurologic symptoms. Since outcomes of SEA appear to be related to the degree of neurologic deficit at the time of intervention, we explore opportunities for earlier diagnosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/872148 |
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| title | Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess Presenting in a Previously Healthy Young Adult Man |
| title_full | Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess Presenting in a Previously Healthy Young Adult Man |
| title_fullStr | Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess Presenting in a Previously Healthy Young Adult Man |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess Presenting in a Previously Healthy Young Adult Man |
| title_short | Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess Presenting in a Previously Healthy Young Adult Man |
| title_sort | spontaneous spinal epidural abscess presenting in a previously healthy young adult man |
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