Acute Pain
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 35-38 , March 2007

Spinal epidural abscess and meningitis following an epidural catheterisation

  • Vijay B. Bandikatla

      Affiliations

    • Accident & Emergency, Wishaw General Hospital, North Lanarkshire NHS Trust, Wishaw, Scotland ML2 7PD, UK
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  • B. Rizwan

      Affiliations

    • Critical Care Directorate, Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, Dartford, Kent DA2 8DA, UK
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  • A. Skalimis

      Affiliations

    • Critical Care Directorate, Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, Dartford, Kent DA2 8DA, UK
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  • H. Patel

      Affiliations

    • Critical Care Directorate, Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, Dartford, Kent DA2 8DA, UK

Received 16 August 2006 ,Revised 5 October 2006 ,Accepted 13 October 2006.

  • Image Result

    Axial T1 weighted post-gadolinium T10 level MR image showing, mass effect upon the thecal sac, with central spinal canal stenosis and antero-posterior compression.

    Axial T1 weighted post-gadolinium T10 level MR image showing, mass effect upon the thecal sac, with central spinal canal stenosis and antero-posterior compression.

  • Image Result

    Sagittal T2 weighted section showing epidural mass extending from T8 to T11, with dural thickening and granulation tissue and two small loculi at T8 and T10 levels.

    Sagittal T2 weighted section showing epidural mass extending from T8 to T11, with dural thickening and granulation tissue and two small loculi at T8 and T10 levels.

☆ The following case was reported in the Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford, Kent DA2 8DA, UK.

PII: S1366-0071(06)00181-1

doi: 10.1016/j.acpain.2006.10.002

Acute Pain
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 35-38 , March 2007

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