Posterior Dorsal Epidural Abscess in a Pregnant Woman
Khaleq khalid
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco and Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy, Hassan 2 University Casablanca, Morocco.
Dibwe k. Glodi *
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco and Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy, Hassan 2 University Casablanca, Morocco.
Liyongo M. Herve
Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy, Hassan 2 University Casablanca, Morocco and Department of Radiology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.
Ngindu Filston
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco and Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy, Hassan 2 University Casablanca, Morocco.
kamate oumar
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco and Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy, Hassan 2 University Casablanca, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Epidural abscesses were once a rare condition, but their incidence appears to be increasing due to population aging, the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, the development of spinal procedures and the use of immunosuppressants. Epidural abscesses result from hematogenous spread of an infectious agent. The most common location is the posterior dorsolumbar region. The outcome can be fatal if diagnosis is delayed, especially as clinical signs are often insidious. Spinal MRI remains the key to radiological diagnosis, and surgical decompression is necessary in the absence of abscess compartmentalization.
Keywords: Abscesses, epidural, pregnancy