Secondary spinal epidural abscess to boil left elbow. Presentation of a patient

Authors

  • Eugenio Águila Hurtado Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara.
  • José Vaquer Fernández Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara.
  • Ernesto Ardisana Santana Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara.

Keywords:

epidural absceso, furunculosis, staphylococcus aureus

Abstract

The epidural abscess is a collection of pus in a space, it is presented in five people per 10,000, it is a medical emergency because of the potential risk of spinal cord compression and enables the progression of a  irreversible motor defect to cause ischemia or thrombosis of nutritive vessels core. It is presented a male patient of 24 years old, white of urban origin, with a history of apparent health, two months before admission he presented boil in his left elbow and then began with a corresponding picture to the syndrome ponytail. Imaging studies showed the presence of a spinal epidural abscess that was treated with antibiotics and surgery; his evolution was satisfactory.

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Águila Hurtado E, Vaquer Fernández J, Ardisana Santana E. Secondary spinal epidural abscess to boil left elbow. Presentation of a patient. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2015 Mar. 25 [cited 2025 Aug. 7];9(1):54-7. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/223

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2015): January-March

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Case Reports

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