Epidural Abscess

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Description: Circumscribed collections of suppurative material occurring in the spinal or intracranial EPIDURAL SPACE. The majority of epidural abscesses occur in the spinal canal and are associated with OSTEOMYELITIS of a vertebral body; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; and other conditions. Clinical manifestations include local and radicular pain, weakness, sensory loss, URINARY INCONTINENCE, and FECAL INCONTINENCE. Cranial epidural abscesses are usually associated with OSTEOMYELITIS of a cranial bone, SINUSITIS, or OTITIS MEDIA. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p710 and pp1240-1; J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1998 Aug;65(2):209-12)

Also Known As:

Cranial Epidural Abscess; Cranial Extradural Abscess; Epidural Abscess, Intracranial; Epidural Abscess, Spinal; Intracranial Extradural Abscess; Spinal Extradural Abscess; Abscess, Cranial Epidural; Abscess, Cranial Extradural; Abscess, Intracranial Epidural; Abscess, Intracranial Extradural; Abscess, Spinal Epidural; Abscess, Spinal Extradural; Abscesses, Intracranial Extradural; Epidural Abscess, Cranial; Extradural Abscess; Extradural Abscess, Intracranial; Extradural Abscess, Spinal; Extradural Abscesses, Intracranial; Intracranial Epidural Abscess; Intracranial Extradural Abscesses; Spinal Epidural Abscess; Abscess, Epidural; Abscess, Extradural

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Disease Context: Research Results

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses

Infection: 210887

Suppuration: 1181

Abscess: 6920

Epidural Abscess: 212

Bacterial Infections: 6387

Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections: 3

Epidural Abscess: 212

Nervous System Diseases: 3414

Central Nervous System Diseases: 930

Spinal Cord Diseases: 1312

Epidural Abscess: 212

Central Nervous System Infections: 238

Epidural Abscess: 212

Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections: 3

Epidural Abscess: 212

Perimeningeal Infections: 1

Epidural Abscess: 212

Related Diseases

1.	Discitis
2.	Infection
3.	Osteomyelitis
4.	Abscess
5.	Neurologic Manifestations (Neurological Manifestations)

Experts

1.	Baroody, Fuad M: 1 article (02/2008)
2.	Yamini, Bakhtiar: 1 article (02/2008)
3.	Shafizadeh, Stephen: 1 article (02/2008)
4.	Rosen, David S: 1 article (02/2008)
5.	Ramakrishna, Ch: 1 article (01/2008)
6.	Baechli, H: 1 article (01/2008)
7.	Choudary, Abhijith: 1 article (01/2008)
8.	Ramakrishna, P: 1 article (01/2008)
9.	Mayr, J-M: 1 article (01/2008)
10.	Vijaya Lakshmi Devi, B: 1 article (01/2008)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Epidural Abscess:

1.	Anti-Bacterial Agents (Antibiotics)IBA 07/01/1998 - "With antibiotics a complete resolution of the extradural abscess occurred, documented by computerized tomography (CT)." 02/01/1998 - "Cervical spinal epidural abscess following acupuncture: successful treatment with antibiotics." 05/01/1996 - "Seventeen days later, while still receiving antibiotics, she developed a cervical epidural abscess which also required surgical drainage" 08/01/1975 - "Acute spinal epidural abscess is found to be relatively rare and may be getting rarer since antibiotics have been widely used" 09/16/1955 - "Changes in the symptomatology of the epidural abscess of different origin produced by antibiotics.]" Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Vancomycin FDA LinkGeneric 12/01/2006 - "We describe here a 50-yr-old male patient with vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscess who developed hypersensitivity syndrome to both vancomycin and teicoplanin" 07/01/2005 - "After five days of unsuccessful treatment with oxacillin, a 28-day course of vancomycin, followed by two months of oral fusidic acid, resulted in complete remission of the epidural abscess" 05/01/1984 - "Eight patients with serious staphylococcal infections such as endocarditis, meningitis, epidural abscess, shunt and graft infections were treated with nafcillin, cephalothin or vancomycin in combination with rifampin" Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Analgesics (Analgesic Drugs)IBA 06/01/1998 - "Extradural abscess is a rare but serious complication of the extradural route of administration of analgesic drugs" 03/01/1997 - "She subsequently developed severe lumbar back pain which, after exclusion of suspected extradural abscess, was treated successfully with simple analgesics and physiotherapy" Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Fluconazole (Zonal)FDA LinkGeneric 07/01/2005 - "Oral fluconazole appears to be useful in the management of candida spondylodiscitis complicated by epidural abscess formation" Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Oxacillin (Prostaphlin)FDA LinkGeneric 07/01/2005 - "After five days of unsuccessful treatment with oxacillin, a 28-day course of vancomycin, followed by two months of oral fusidic acid, resulted in complete remission of the epidural abscess" Order ALL the reference details at left...
6.	Fusidic Acid (Fucithalmic)IBA 07/01/2005 - "After five days of unsuccessful treatment with oxacillin, a 28-day course of vancomycin, followed by two months of oral fusidic acid, resulted in complete remission of the epidural abscess" Order ALL the reference details at left...
7.	linezolid (Zyvox)FDA Link 06/01/2006 - "Nosocomial spondylodiskitis with epidural abscess and CSF fistula cured with quinupristin/dalfopristin and linezolid." 06/01/2006 - "In this patient with severe, chronic polymicrobial spine infection with epidural abscess and CSF fistula due to multidrug-resistant organisms, the cure was achieved with long-term antimicrobial specific therapy with quinupristin-dalfopristin (50 days) and linezolid (100 days) with mild side effects" Order ALL the reference details at left...
8.	quinupristin-dalfopristin (Synercid)FDA Link 06/01/2006 - "Nosocomial spondylodiskitis with epidural abscess and CSF fistula cured with quinupristin/dalfopristin and linezolid." 06/01/2006 - "In this patient with severe, chronic polymicrobial spine infection with epidural abscess and CSF fistula due to multidrug-resistant organisms, the cure was achieved with long-term antimicrobial specific therapy with quinupristin-dalfopristin (50 days) and linezolid (100 days) with mild side effects" Order ALL the reference details at left...
9.	GadoliniumIBA 02/01/2000 - "In this study, we evaluated the role of 67Ga whole-body and single photon emission tomographic (SPET) imaging in the early diagnosis and lesion localization of spinal epidural abscess before confirmation by gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)" 09/01/1994 - "Gadolinium-enhanced MRI is considered the study of choice for diagnosing spinal epidural abscess (SEA)" 03/01/2003 - "We report a case of a large epidural abscess resulting from uncontrolled fistulizing CD, which was rapidly defined using gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)" 08/30/2000 - "Diagnosis and surgery of the patient who developed epidural abscess were significantly delayed because of three negative MRs with and without gadolinium enhancement" 02/01/2000 - "They were later confirmed to have a spinal epidural abscess after gadolinium-enhanced MRI" Order ALL the reference details at left...
10.	Acetic Acid (Vinegar)FDA LinkGeneric 02/01/1991 - "Enhancement with gadolinium diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid is useful in the evaluation of disk space infections, osteomyelitis, and epidural abscess and in the study of spinal cord sarcoidosis" Order ALL the reference details at left...

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Debridement 10/01/2005 - "Treatment of spinal epidural abscess has been based on surgical debridement" 12/01/2004 - "The patient was treated with surgical debridement and epidural abscess drainage" 01/01/1999 - "Two patients had epidural abscess, but with debridement and the drainage to the nasal cavity, they did not develop severe intracranial complications" 07/01/1998 - "Treatment for nocardia spinal epidural abscess involves a combination of surgical debridement and prolonged sulfonamide administration." 10/01/2008 - "Because of the severe destruction of the spinal segment concerned and because of the epidural abscess formation a vertebrectomy of T10 and surgical debridement of the paravertebral soft tissue via thoracotomy became urgently necessary" Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy) 06/01/2004 - "CONCLUSION: Antituberculous chemotherapy combined with anterior surgery seems to be beneficial in the setting of lumbosacral osteomyelitis complicated by epidural abscess formation with presacral extension." 01/15/2005 - "The authors reviewed the basic facts about infections that complicate chemotherapy, and found that a difference exists between those that are medically treated, for which several standard protocols have been adopted, and infections amenable to surgical treatment, such as spinal epidural abscess, which are managed according to the experience at individual institutions" 01/15/2005 - "Spinal epidural abscess complicating chemotherapy in patients with leukemia." 01/15/2005 - "The authors believe that patients with leukemia who manifest a spinal epidural abscess should always be surgically treated when the infection occurs between the induction and remission phases, whereas medical treatment options can be considered for spinal epidural abscesses occurring at the end of the chemotherapy course." 01/01/2006 - "We present a patient with Hodgkin lymphoma who received chemotherapy and developed systemic Candida infection, which was complicated by Candida spondylodiscitis and epidural abscess." Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Epidural Analgesia 10/01/2006 - "PURPOSE: To describe the risk factors for epidural abscess (EA) formation following epidural analgesia in a parturient with pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP)" 09/01/2005 - "Epidural abscess following epidural analgesia is an unusual event especially in pediatric patients" 09/01/2005 - "Epidural abscess following epidural analgesia in pediatric patients." 07/01/2005 - "Epidural abscess in an obstetric patient with patient-controlled epidural analgesia--a case report." 06/01/2004 - "Spinal epidural abscess--a rare complication after epidural analgesia for labour and delivery." Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Laminectomy 10/01/2008 - "Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the spine revealed an occult spinal extradural abscess and urgent neurosurgical laminectomy led to full recovery" 11/01/2007 - "A 71-year-old male with poorly controlled diabetes underwent a laminectomy for an epidural abscess" 12/15/2004 - "Recent advances in surgical approaches to spinal epidural abscess have included the institution of less invasive techniques to manage this condition, including saline washes of the epidural space through catheters introduced via limited laminotomy" 12/01/2001 - "This technical note discusses a method for decompressing an acute multisegmental pyogenic spinal epidural abscess, thereby avoiding multilevel laminectomies." 07/01/2000 - "She subsequently underwent emergency laminectomy and drainage of epidural abscess" Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Surgical Decompression 01/01/2008 - "After surgical decompression and drainage of the spinal epidural abscess and comprehensive rehabilitation, motor strength and functional level improved" 12/01/2005 - "Prompt diagnosis and satisfactory surgical decompression are essential to avoid irreversible neurological sequelae in epidural abscess of the cervical spine." 05/01/2004 - "For spinal epidural abscess associated with neurologic compromise, the treatment of choice is emergent surgical decompression and débridement (with or without spinal stabilization), followed by long-term antimicrobial therapy" 04/01/1997 - "Surgical decompression by hemilaminectomy was carried out within 24 h of admission and revealed an epidural abscess" 01/01/1997 - "Surgical decompression: a life-saving procedure for an extensive spinal epidural abscess." Order ALL the reference details at left...

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