Spinal Epidural Abscess – A Rare Complication of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Author(s) -
Carl J. Brown,
Hussein Jaffer,
Nasir Jaffer,
C J Burul,
Robin S. McLeod
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2008/893757
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , perforation , abscess , complication , ulcerative colitis , disease , surgery , epidural abscess , proctocolectomy , spinal epidural abscess , punching , materials science , metallurgy
Spinal epidural abscess is an uncommon but highly morbid illness. While it usually afflicts older, immunocompromised patients, this condition has been reported as a result of intestinal perforation in the setting of inflammatory bowel disease. Two cases of spinal epidural abscess in patients with inflammatory bowel disease are reported: one in a patient with Crohn's disease and one in a patient with ulcerative colitis after restorative proctocolectomy.
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