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Spondylitis Following Epidural Morphine: A Case Report
Author(s) -
WenningstedTorgard K.,
Heyn J.,
Willumsen L.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1982.tb01833.x
Subject(s) - medicine , clindamycin , spondylitis , anesthesia , epidural abscess , morphine , surgery , ankylosing spondylitis , antibiotics , abscess , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
A case of staphylococcus aureus spondylitis following epidural analgesia is reported. Clindamycin and sodium fusidate treatment for 4½12 months led to recovery with wedge formation of the two vertebral bodies involved.