2002-05-30
Spinal epidural abscess presenting with abdominal pain
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European Journal of Pediatric Surgery , Volume 12 - Issue 2 p. 141- 143
We report a case of spinal epidural abscess presenting as abdominal pain. An 7-year-old boy presented with abdominal pain. He was operated on under suspicion of appendicitis. During operation, no abnormalities were found. Postoperatively, the abdominal pain did not subside. Subsequently, the boy developed neurological abnormalities. MR1 showed a spinal epidural abscess. A laminectomy was performed and the boy was treated with antibiotics; he recovered well. This case showed that it is important to consider a spinal epidural abscess as a cause of abdominal pain with fever in children.
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| doi.org/10.1055/s-2002-30169, hdl.handle.net/1765/73194 | |
| European Journal of Pediatric Surgery | |
| Organisation | Department of Surgery |
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Flikweert, E., Postema, R., Briel, J., Lequin, M., & Hazebroek, F. (2002). Spinal epidural abscess presenting with abdominal pain. European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 12(2), 141–143. doi:10.1055/s-2002-30169 |
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