Spinal Epidural Abscess – A Rare Complication of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Spinal epidural abscess is an uncommon but highly morbid illness. While it usually afflicts older, immunocompromised patients, this condition has been reported as a result of intestinal perforation in the setting of inflammatory bowel disease. Two cases of spinal epidural abscess in patients with in...

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Main Authors: Carl J Brown, Hussein Jaffer, Nasir Jaffer, Claude Burul, Robin S McLeod
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/893757
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description Spinal epidural abscess is an uncommon but highly morbid illness. While it usually afflicts older, immunocompromised patients, this condition has been reported as a result of intestinal perforation in the setting of inflammatory bowel disease. Two cases of spinal epidural abscess in patients with inflammatory bowel disease are reported: one in a patient with Crohn’s disease and one in a patient with ulcerative colitis after restorative proctocolectomy.
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spelling doaj-art-9c1c44f95af04fc0b7a061910eb90ecd2025-02-03T06:08:20ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002008-01-0122217718010.1155/2008/893757Spinal Epidural Abscess – A Rare Complication of Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseCarl J Brown0Hussein Jaffer1Nasir Jaffer2Claude Burul3Robin S McLeod4Department of Surgery, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute Mount Sinai Hospital and the University of Toronto, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute Mount Sinai Hospital and the University of Toronto, CanadaDepartment of Radiology, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute Mount Sinai Hospital and the University of Toronto, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute Mount Sinai Hospital and the University of Toronto, CanadaSpinal epidural abscess is an uncommon but highly morbid illness. While it usually afflicts older, immunocompromised patients, this condition has been reported as a result of intestinal perforation in the setting of inflammatory bowel disease. Two cases of spinal epidural abscess in patients with inflammatory bowel disease are reported: one in a patient with Crohn’s disease and one in a patient with ulcerative colitis after restorative proctocolectomy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/893757
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