Multisegmental tubercular spinal epidural abscess
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Multisegmental tubercular spinal epidural abscess
Tubercular spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is is a devastating infectious disease. Its presence without associated osseous involvement may be considered an extremely rare scenario. We present a rare case of tubercular SEA complicated by paraplegia in an immune-competent 58-year-old male patient. MRI shows a multisegmental posterior collection of epidural fluid extending from C7 to L2 vertebral le...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pan African Medical Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2013.14.2.2268