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KMID : 1001920120510060380
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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2012 Volume.51 No. 6 p.380 ~ p.382
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Recurrent Bacterial Meningitis Accompanied by A Spinal Intramedullary Abscess
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Kim Min-Sung
Ju Chang-Il
Kim Seok-Won
Lee Hyun-Young
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Abstract
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Bacterial meningitis is rarely complicated by an intradural spinal abscess, and recurrent meningitis is an uncommon presentation of a spinal intramedullary abscess. Here, we report a 63-year-old patient with recurrent meningitis as the first manifestation of an underlying spinal intramedullary abscess. To the best of our knowledge, no previous report has been issued on recurrent meningitis accompanied by a spinal intramedullary abscess in an adult. In this article, the pathophysiological mechanism of this uncommon entity is discussed and the relevant literature reviewed.
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KEYWORD
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Spinal, Intramedullary abscess, Meningitis
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