Spinal intradural abscesses are extremely rare. To our knowledge, only a few cases have been described in the literature. We report 2 cases of spinal intradural abscesses in patients presenting to our institution with different symptomatology. Both cases involved the lumbar spine, with different etiologies: Case 1 was presumptively related to spondylitis phenomena, with surgery confirming the intradural localization of the abscess; case 2 was of probable iatrogenic nature (secondary to lumbar drain positioning). The aim of this report is to briefly discuss the clinical significance and pathogenesis of these cases.
Intradural abscess: A challenging diagnosis. Case series and review of the literature / Romano, Allegra; Blandino, Antonella; Romano, Andrea; Palizzi, Serena; Moltoni, Giulia; Acqui, Michele; Miscusi, Massimo; Bozzao, Alessandro. - In: RADIOLOGY CASE REPORTS. - ISSN 1930-0433. - (2023). [10.1016/j.radcr.2023.08.084]
Intradural abscess: A challenging diagnosis. Case series and review of the literature
Allegra Romano;Antonella Blandino;Andrea Romano
;Serena Palizzi;Giulia Moltoni;Michele Acqui;Massimo Miscusi;Alessandro Bozzao
2023
Abstract
Spinal intradural abscesses are extremely rare. To our knowledge, only a few cases have been described in the literature. We report 2 cases of spinal intradural abscesses in patients presenting to our institution with different symptomatology. Both cases involved the lumbar spine, with different etiologies: Case 1 was presumptively related to spondylitis phenomena, with surgery confirming the intradural localization of the abscess; case 2 was of probable iatrogenic nature (secondary to lumbar drain positioning). The aim of this report is to briefly discuss the clinical significance and pathogenesis of these cases.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
