Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Complication of Spinal Epidural Abscess
Epidural injections for chronic low back pain are controversial, and their effectiveness is debated. Although epidural injections are considered a minor procedure with low morbidity, catastrophic complications may occur. We describe a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis secondary to an epidural ab...
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| description | Epidural injections for chronic low back pain are controversial, and their effectiveness is debated. Although epidural injections are considered a minor procedure with low morbidity, catastrophic complications may occur. We describe a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis secondary to an epidural abscess after epidural injection to alert clinicians to this unusual association. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ea0da7f789414c8c9af7a2721db6cd922025-02-03T01:03:25ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/105426105426Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Complication of Spinal Epidural AbscessArmando Bedoya0Bethany Gentilesco1Department of Medicine, Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USADepartment of Medicine, Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USAEpidural injections for chronic low back pain are controversial, and their effectiveness is debated. Although epidural injections are considered a minor procedure with low morbidity, catastrophic complications may occur. We describe a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis secondary to an epidural abscess after epidural injection to alert clinicians to this unusual association.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/105426 |
| spellingShingle | Armando Bedoya Bethany Gentilesco Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Complication of Spinal Epidural Abscess Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Complication of Spinal Epidural Abscess |
| title_full | Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Complication of Spinal Epidural Abscess |
| title_fullStr | Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Complication of Spinal Epidural Abscess |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Complication of Spinal Epidural Abscess |
| title_short | Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Complication of Spinal Epidural Abscess |
| title_sort | prosthetic valve endocarditis a complication of spinal epidural abscess |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/105426 |
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