Turkish Neurosurgery 2006 , Vol 16 , Num 1
Multilevel Thoracic Spinal Epidural Abscess: Case Report
Ünal ÖZÜM, Özen KARADAĞ, Nurettin BOLAT
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey We report a case of multilevel thoracic spinal epidural abscess without any evidence of predisposing factors. Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus was identified as the causal pathogen. Infection was managed with surgical debridement and a prolonged course of antibiotic therapy. Keywords : Spinal epidural abscess
Corresponding author : Ünal Özüm, ozum@cumhuriyet.edu.tr