Lumbovertebral syndrome after extradural blood patch.
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We describe a patient who developed an immobilizing lumbovertebral syndrome after an extradural blood patch and who was hospitalized with a suspected extradural abscess. An infectious aetiology of the persistent backache could be excluded and the patient recovered with analgesics and physiotherapy. The probable aetiology is discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- British journal of anaesthesia
دوره 70 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992