Korean J Anesthesiol.  2006 Jul;51(1):109-111. 10.4097/kjae.2006.51.1.109.

The Epidural and Psoas Abscess Recognized after Lumbar Epidural Block: A case report

• Kim CJ
• Chung MY
• Chea JS
• Lee BH
• Chung JC

• KMID: 2239905
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2006.51.1.109

Abstract

Epidural block is widely used for the diagnosis and treatment of the acute and chronic pain in pain clinic. But, it has several complications like as headache, spinal injury, epidural hematoma and infection including epidural abscess, meningitis and osteomyelitis. Among them, the simultaneous occurrence of psoas and epidural abscesses is extremely rare. We report a patient diagnosed as epidural and psoas absesses one month after lumbar epidural block and treated successfully with surgical decompression and drainage.

Keyword

epidural abscess; epidural block; psoas abscess

MeSH Terms

Chronic Pain
Decompression, Surgical
Diagnosis
Drainage
Epidural Abscess
Headache
Hematoma
Humans
Meningitis
Osteomyelitis
Pain Clinics
Psoas Abscess*
Spinal Injuries