J Korean Orthop Assoc.  2011 Dec;46(6):518-522.

Subdural Abscess in a Patient with Epidural Abscess Combined with Dural Tear

• Park YS
• Baek SW
• Oh JH
• Kim HS

Abstract

Abscesses of the epidural and subdural spine are relatively rare, but can rapidly progress and cause paraplegia; the mortality rate is high despite improvements in treatment method. In particular, the reoccurrence of subdural abscesses after treatment of an epidural abscess is extremely rare. We experienced a case in which the subdural abscess reoccurred after spinal decompression and drainage of an epidural abscess combined with a dural tear. We report this rare case with a review of the relevant literatures.

Keyword

epidural abscess; subdural abscess

MeSH Terms

Abscess
Decompression
Drainage
Epidural Abscess
Humans
Spine