Here, we report a rare case of a thoracic suppurative epidural abscess in a female patient who developed incomplete paralysis of both lower limbs after chemotherapy for breast cancer. She underwent ...

Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare condition; consequently, the clinical significance of early diagnosis often is overlooked. The challenge with SEA is not its treatment, but achieving early ...

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It rapidly and accurately identifies inflammatory foci, the extent of epidural and paraspinal involvement, the predominant location of the abscess ... tomography (CT) myelogram typically shows ...

"In our review, studies show epidural steroid injections may have limited efficacy," he added in a news release. "They may modestly reduce pain in some situations for up to three months and reduce ...

Scientists have developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other clinicians the evidence for epidural steroid injections and whether they reduce pain and disability for ...

Ultrasound, CT scan, or MRI. These imaging studies are sometimes used by doctors to diagnose deeper abscesses and to visualize fistula tunnels. Proctosigmoidoscopy. This test involves inserting a ...

Your health history is a very important part of determining whether or not you likely have a peritonsillar abscess, but your healthcare provider will also perform some additional tests to make a ...

But I didn't enjoy this one because last month, on Friday the 13th, I was taken to A&E in an ambulance and whisked into surgery for an emergency operation on an epidural abscess. Had I not finally ...

A pyogenic liver abscess is a collection of pus in the liver that forms when a bacterial infection reaches the organ. Without early diagnosis and treatment, a pyogenic liver abscess may lead to ...

Analytically, Hb = 11.7 g/dL, without leukocytosis, but increased C-reactive protein (79.9 mg/L). A Computed Tomography (CT) of paranasal sinuses, brain and orbits was performed and showed ...