• Spine · Jan 2010

    Case Reports

    A rare case of extensive spinal epidural abscess in a diabetic patient.

    • Haitham Elsamaloty, Mohamed Elzawawi, and Ahmad Abduljabar.
    • Department of Radiology, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA. haitham.elsamaloty@utoledo.edu
    • Spine. 2010 Jan 15; 35 (2): E53-6.

    Study DesignCase report.ObjectiveWe report a rare case of extensive spinal epidural abscess in a patient with diabetes.Summary Of Background DataSpinal epidural abscess is a very uncommon infection that requires prompt recognition and proper management to avoid potentially disastrous complications. This lesion can expand to compress the spinal cord causing severe symptoms and complications.MethodsCombination of the patient clinical history, physical examination, laboratory results, radiologic and intraoperative findings along with brief related literature review.ResultsWe present a rare case of spinal epidural abscess extending to the entire length of the spinal cord in a previously undiagnosed patient with diabetes.ConclusionDiabetes is an important condition that can predispose an individual to the development of localized or extensive spinal epidural abscess.

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