Intramedullary abscess

Czech version

Authors: Š. Trnka ^1,2; M. Kaiser ²; E. Ehler ¹; M. Janiga ²; A. Meleková ¹; P. Král ³
Authors‘ workplace: Neurologická klinika Nemocnice, Pardubického kraje, a. s., Pardubice ¹; Neurochirurgické oddělení, Nemocnice, Pardubického kraje, a. s., Pardubice ²; Radiodiagnostické oddělení, Nemocnice, Pardubického kraje, a. s., Pardubice ³
Published in: Cesk Slov Neurol N 2021; 84/117(4): 413-414
Category: Letters to Editor
doi: https://doi.org/10.48095/cccsnn2021413

Sources

1. Hart J. Case of encysted abcess in the center of the spinal cord. Dublin Hosp Rep 1830 (5): 522–524.

2. Rogers A, Lerner A, Metting S. Cervical intramedullary spinal cord abscess: a case report. Radiol Infect Dis 2017; 4 (3): 113–116. doi: 10.1016/j.jrid.2017.08.004.

3. Liu HW, Tsai MC. Intra-medullary abscess of the spinal cord at the high cervical level. Formosan J Surg 2012 (45): 194–197.

4. Manfredi M, Bozzao L, Frasconi F. Chronic intramedullary abscess of the spinal cord. Case report. J Neurosurg 1970; 33 (3): 352–355. doi: 10.3171/jns.1970.33.3.0352.

5. Bartels RH, Gonera EG, van der Spek JA. Intramedullary spinal cord abscess. A case report. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1995; 20 (10): 1199–1204. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199505150-00017.

6. Arane K, Goldman RD. Fusobacterium infections in children. Can Fam Physician 2016; 62 (10): 813–814.

7. Brennan CA, Garrett WS. Fusobacterium nucleatum – symbiont, opportunist and oncobacterium. Nat Rev Microbiol 2019; 17 (3): 156–166. doi: 10.1038/s4 1579-018-0129-6.

8. Desai KI, Muzumdar DP, Goel A. Holocord intramedullary abscess: an unusual case with review of literature. Spinal Cord 1999; 37 (12): 866–870. doi: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100930.

9. Kurita N, Sakurai Y, Taniguchi M. Intramedullary spinal cord abscess treated with antibiotic therapy – case report and review. Neurol Med Chir 2009; 49 (6): 262–268. doi: 10.2176/nmc.49.262.