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KMID : 0361620110460060528
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Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2011 Volume.46 No. 6 p.528 ~ p.532
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Spondylodiscitis with Epidural Abscess Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae
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Cho Chang-Hyun
Min Woo-Kie
Park Byung-Chul
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Abstract
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Spondylodiscitis is very rare complication caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae. Among those, few cases of spondylodiscitis concomitant with epidural abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae have been reported. We present a case of lumbar pyogenic spondylodiscitis with epidural abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae that successfully treated with administration of cefotaxime, surgical drainage and intermittent closed continuous saline irrigation.
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KEYWORD
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spondylodiscitis, spondylitis, epidural abscess, Klebsiella pneumoniae
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