Open AccessPostoperative pain due to an occult spinal infection: A case report
Author(s) -
Michiel Frederik Vande Kerckhove,
Vincent Fière,
Thaïs Dutra Vieira,
Sami Bahroun,
Marc Szadkowski,
Sonia Ramos-Pascual
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i15.3637
Subject(s) - medicine , occult , spinal surgery , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
A high degree of vigilance is warranted for a spinal infection, particularly in a patient who has undergone an invasive procedure such as a spinal injection. The average delay in diagnosing a spinal infection is 2-4 mo. In our patient, the diagnosis of a spinal infection was delayed by 1.5 mo.