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spinal-cord-abscess

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"Epidemiology "

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"The first description of a spinal cord abscess was by the Irish surgeon John Hart in 1830^8,12."

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"The first description of a spinal cord abscess was by the Irish surgeon John Hart in 1830^8,12."

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H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Epidemiology "

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"Clinical presentation "

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"Pathology "

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"Radiologic features"

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"History and etymology "

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"Differential diagnosis "

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"Spinal cord abscesses most commonly occur in the thoracic cord ⁹. There is a bimodal age distribution, with the majority of reported cases affecting individuals younger than 25 years or older than 50 years ². Males are more commonly affected ⁹."

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"Spinal cord abscesses typically develop in patients with systemic conditions predisposing to infection, such as immunosuppression and diabetes mellitus. Other predisposing factors include intravenous drug use, previous surgical history (e.g. spinal surgery, dural puncture), meningitis, congenital midline defects (e.g. myelomeningocele), anatomical abnormalities of the spinal cord, and infective endocarditis ⁹. Presence of congenital midline defects as a predisposing factor is mainly seen in paediatric patients ⁹."

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"The most common organisms responsible for spinal cord abscesses are Staphylococcus spp. and Streptococcus spp. ⁹. However, other organisms such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Escherichia coli, Proteus spp., Listeria spp., Bacteroides spp., and Pseudomonas spp. can also be involved ⁴. Fungi and toxoplasmosis can also be implicated ⁹."

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"Importantly, concurrent or contiguous central nervous system infection occurs in one-third of cases, with brain abscess being the most common (~20%) concurrent pathology, whilst epidural and subdural abscesses are rare (~5%) ⁹."

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