Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Complication of Spinal Epidural Abscess

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Armando Bedoya

Bethany Gentilesco

چکیده

Epidural injections for chronic low back pain are controversial, and their effectiveness is debated. Although epidural injections are considered a minor procedure with low morbidity, catastrophic complications may occur. We describe a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis secondary to an epidural abscess after epidural injection to alert clinicians to this unusual association.

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