[Labor epidural analgesia for a woman with a pityriasis versicolor in the lumbar region].

Abstract

Epidural analgesia is usually contraindicated in case of infection at the site of needle insertion. Tinea versicolor is a benign superficial cutaneous fungal infection caused by the proliferation of a skin commensal yeast of low pathogenicity. We report the case of a pregnant woman with a tinea versicolor in the lumbar region, who benefited from a labor epidural analgesia, realised with reinforced antiseptic measures. No neurological or infectious complication occurred.

• Authors: G Dubar, M Omarjee, C Viguié, S Barbarot, A Mignon
• Journal: Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation (Ann Fr Anesth Reanim) 2011 Jul-Aug Vol. 30 Issue 7-8 Pg. 597-9 ISSN: 1769-6623 [Electronic] France
• Vernacular Title: Analgésie péridurale obstétricale chez une femme ayant un pityriasis versicolor de la région lombaire.
• PMID: 21680133 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Analgesia, Epidural (methods)
• Analgesia, Obstetrical (methods)
• Female
• Humans
• Lumbosacral Region
• Pregnancy
• Tinea Versicolor
• Young Adult