J Korean Med Sci.  2003 Feb;18(1):116-119. 10.3346/jkms.2003.18.1.116.

Cervical Epidural Abscess Secondary to Aorto-Duodenal Fistula: A Case Report

• Yi HJ
• Oh SH
• Kwon OJ
• Kim H

• KMID: 1099806
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2003.18.1.116

Abstract

Although cervical epidural abscess is rare, it should be strongly suspected in any patient with unexplainable neck pain and fever, especially when the patient has a predisposing factor for this infectious process. The authors report a case of cervical epidural abscess in a 39-yr-old man with an aorto-duodenal fistula, which complicated the interposition of artificial graft for abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture, which had undertaken 40 months before. Timely detection and intervention rendered him a full neurological recovery. This extremely rare case is presented with a literature review.

Keyword

Epidural Abscess; Causality; Fistula; Aorto-Duodenal; Transplants; Aortic Aneurysm; Abdominal

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aneurysm, Dissecting/complications
Aneurysm, Dissecting/surgery
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/complications
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/surgery
Aortic Diseases/complications*
Aortic Rupture/complications
Aortic Rupture/surgery
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Cervical Vertebrae*
Duodenal Diseases/complications*
Duodenal Ulcer/complications
Enterococcus
Epidural Abscess/etiology*
Epidural Abscess/microbiology
Epidural Abscess/surgery
Fistula/complications*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/complications
Human
Male
Peptic Ulcer Perforation/complications
Salmonella Infections/complications
Staphylococcal Infections/complications