A Minimally Invasive Approach Toward Thoracic Epidural Abscess in a Young Child
Spinal epidural abscesses (SEAs) are a result of bacterial infections. They represent about 7% of vertebral infections and usually occur in subjects with predisposing co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure, cancer, and immunodeficiency. Interestingly, the source of infection...
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| author | Himanshu Gurunath Kulkarni Sushil Tippanawar Ranjeet Rajure Gurunath S. Kulkarni |
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| description | Spinal epidural abscesses (SEAs) are a result of bacterial infections. They represent about 7% of vertebral infections and usually occur in subjects with predisposing co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure, cancer, and immunodeficiency. Interestingly, the source of infection is not identifiable in 20%–40% of cases. The diagnosis of SEA is defined by the presence of a classical clinical triad of symptoms such as focal back pain, fever, and neurologic deficit. Standard laminectomies/hemi-laminectomies have been gold standard treatment approaches in decompression of the abscess, although long duration laminectomies or multilevel local laminectomies at an early age can lead to delayed instabilities and kyphotic deformities in the growing spine. We present a case of a 13-year-old girl having spontaneous thoracic epidural collection without any obvious trauma, medical co-morbidity, or preexisting infection. She was treated with a novel minimally invasive technique, being reported for the first time, through aspiration of the abscess spanning over nine vertebral levels with an epidural catheter, followed by administration of appropriate intravenous antibiotics based on the culture and sensitivity. The child recovered well neurologically. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1f3b3c2f1f9045f4bc0bd49452eecc1f2025-08-20T03:34:13ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Spine Journal2589-50792589-50872025-05-018217217610.4103/isj.isj_5_24A Minimally Invasive Approach Toward Thoracic Epidural Abscess in a Young ChildHimanshu Gurunath KulkarniSushil TippanawarRanjeet RajureGurunath S. KulkarniSpinal epidural abscesses (SEAs) are a result of bacterial infections. They represent about 7% of vertebral infections and usually occur in subjects with predisposing co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure, cancer, and immunodeficiency. Interestingly, the source of infection is not identifiable in 20%–40% of cases. The diagnosis of SEA is defined by the presence of a classical clinical triad of symptoms such as focal back pain, fever, and neurologic deficit. Standard laminectomies/hemi-laminectomies have been gold standard treatment approaches in decompression of the abscess, although long duration laminectomies or multilevel local laminectomies at an early age can lead to delayed instabilities and kyphotic deformities in the growing spine. We present a case of a 13-year-old girl having spontaneous thoracic epidural collection without any obvious trauma, medical co-morbidity, or preexisting infection. She was treated with a novel minimally invasive technique, being reported for the first time, through aspiration of the abscess spanning over nine vertebral levels with an epidural catheter, followed by administration of appropriate intravenous antibiotics based on the culture and sensitivity. The child recovered well neurologically.https://doi.org/10.4103/isj.isj_5_24epidural catheterminimally invasivespinal epidural abscess |
| spellingShingle | Himanshu Gurunath Kulkarni Sushil Tippanawar Ranjeet Rajure Gurunath S. Kulkarni A Minimally Invasive Approach Toward Thoracic Epidural Abscess in a Young Child Indian Spine Journal epidural catheter minimally invasive spinal epidural abscess |
| title | A Minimally Invasive Approach Toward Thoracic Epidural Abscess in a Young Child |
| title_full | A Minimally Invasive Approach Toward Thoracic Epidural Abscess in a Young Child |
| title_fullStr | A Minimally Invasive Approach Toward Thoracic Epidural Abscess in a Young Child |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Minimally Invasive Approach Toward Thoracic Epidural Abscess in a Young Child |
| title_short | A Minimally Invasive Approach Toward Thoracic Epidural Abscess in a Young Child |
| title_sort | minimally invasive approach toward thoracic epidural abscess in a young child |
| topic | epidural catheter minimally invasive spinal epidural abscess |
| url | https://doi.org/10.4103/isj.isj_5_24 |
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