Open AccessSpinal epidural abscess caused by Bacteroides fragilis group after dilation and curettage for incomplete abortion
Author(s) -
Masaki Ohyagi,
Takuya Ohkubo,
Takashi Taniyama,
Shoji Tomizawa,
Atsushi Okawa,
Takanori Yokota,
Hidehiro Mizusawa
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.96780
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , curettage , abortion , bacteroides fragilis , dilation and curettage , abscess , antibiotics , clindamycin , anesthesia , pregnancy , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare infection complicated in patients who have some risk factors such as injection-drug use, diabetes mellitus, and several illnesses. However, no case of SEA associated with abortion has been reported. Here we report a case of SEA in a 30-year-old woman after dilation and curettage for incomplete abortion. The diagnosis of SEA was done by MRI and pus was drained after the cervical discectomy. Bacteroides fragilis group was cultured from the aspirated pus sample. The patient responded to surgical drainage and antibiotics.