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Intramedullary spinal cord abscess presentation which is mimicking spinal tumor: A rare case

Year 2014, Volume: 41 Issue: 1, 219 - 221, 01.03.2014
https://doi.org/10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2014.01.0404

Abstract

Intramedullary spinal cord abscess (ISCA) is extraordinarly a rare infectious disease which can mimick spinal cord tumor with high morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis of ISCA is very tricky and time consuming. 3-year-old boy presented to his physician with agitation, limited neck motions, progressive weaknesses of arm and leg, and urine, feces retention. A contrast enhanced MRI of the cervical spine revealed an intramedullary mass. The mass was identified to be an abscess during surgery and abscess was evacuated and irrigated completely with myelotomy. Culture of the abscess material showed meticilline sensitive Stapylococcus aureus. Patient showed improvement in his neurologic and sphincter deficits. Cervical intramedullary spinal cord abscess is a rare infectious disease of spinal cord which can cause permanent neurologic deficits without early diagnosis, wheras if it is diagnosed, and treated early this can prevent complications. So ISCA should kept in mind in patients who presents with spinal mass.

References

  • Sinha P, Parekh T, Pal D. Intramedullary abscess of the up- per cervical spinal cord. Unusual presentation and dilem- mas of man-agement: Case report. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2013;115:1845-1850.
  • Bartels RH, Gonera EG, van der Spek JA, et al. Intramedul- lary spinal cord abscess. A case report. Spine 1995;20:1199- 1204.
  • Menezes AH, Graf CJ, Perret GE. Spinal cord abscess: a re- view. Surg Neurol 1977;8:461-467.
  • Aggarwal M, Aggarwal KC, Karamchand, Aggarwal A. In- tramedullary spinal cord abscess masquerading as spinal tumor. Indian pediatrics 2011;48:973-974.
  • David C, Brasme L, Peruzzi P, et al. Intramedullary abscess of the spinal cord in a patient with a right-to-left shunt: case report. Clin Infect Dis 1997;24:89-90.
  • Guzel N, Eras M, Guzel DK. A child with spinal intramed- ullary abscess. Child’s Nervous System 2003;19:773-776.
  • Simon JK, Lazareff JA, Diament MJ, Kennedy WA. Intra- medullary abscess of the spinal cord in children: a case re- port and re-view of the literature. The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2003;22:186-192.
  • DiTullio MV, Jr. Intramedullary spinal abscess: a case report with a review of 53 previously described cases. Surg Neu- rol 1977;7:351-354.
  • Murphy KJ, Brunberg JA, Quint DJ, Kazanjian PH. Spinal cord infection: myelitis and abscess formation. Am J Neu- roradiol 1998;19:341-348.
  • Kalia V, Aggarwal T. Holocord intramedullary abscess. In- dian J Pediatr 2007;74:589-591.

Spinal tümörü taklit eden servikal intradural intramedüller apse: Nadir bir olgu

Year 2014, Volume: 41 Issue: 1, 219 - 221, 01.03.2014
https://doi.org/10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2014.01.0404

Abstract

İntramedüller spinal kord apseleri, oldukça nadir görülen, spinal kord tümörünü taklit edebilen, morbitide ve mortalitesi yüksek bir infeksiyondur. Bu hastalarda tanı koymak oldukça zordur. Üç yaşındaki erkek hasta huzursuzluk, boyun hareketlerinde kısıtlılık, kol ve bacaklarda ilerleyici güçsüzlük, idrar ve gaita retansiyonu şikayeti ile kliniğe yatırıldı. Hastanın çekilen kontraslı Servikal MRG\'sinde spinal kord içerisinde C3-C7 vertebra düzeyinde kordda ekspansiyona neden olan kitle izlendi. Hastaya ampirik olarak Vankomisin 60 mg/kg/gün ve Seftriakson 100 mg/kg/gün başlandı. Cerrahi girişim ile püy şeklindeki kistik materyal aspire edildi ve myelotomi ile belirgin bir kist duvarı olmadığı izlendi. Lezyondan alınan materyalden yapılan kültürde Metisilin duyarlı Stapylococcus aureus üredi. Postop dönemde motor ve sfinkter fonksiyonları düzelen hastanın parenteral tedavisi 21 güne tamamlanarak, oral antibiyotik ile taburcu edildi. Servikal intradural intramedüller apseler son derece nadir görülmektedir. Erken tanı ve tedavi ile kalıcı omurilik hasarlanmaları önlenebilmektedir. Spinal kitle ile başvuran hastalarda ayırıcı tanıda mutlaka intramedüller apsede akılda tutulmalıdır.

References

  • Sinha P, Parekh T, Pal D. Intramedullary abscess of the up- per cervical spinal cord. Unusual presentation and dilem- mas of man-agement: Case report. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2013;115:1845-1850.
  • Bartels RH, Gonera EG, van der Spek JA, et al. Intramedul- lary spinal cord abscess. A case report. Spine 1995;20:1199- 1204.
  • Menezes AH, Graf CJ, Perret GE. Spinal cord abscess: a re- view. Surg Neurol 1977;8:461-467.
  • Aggarwal M, Aggarwal KC, Karamchand, Aggarwal A. In- tramedullary spinal cord abscess masquerading as spinal tumor. Indian pediatrics 2011;48:973-974.
  • David C, Brasme L, Peruzzi P, et al. Intramedullary abscess of the spinal cord in a patient with a right-to-left shunt: case report. Clin Infect Dis 1997;24:89-90.
  • Guzel N, Eras M, Guzel DK. A child with spinal intramed- ullary abscess. Child’s Nervous System 2003;19:773-776.
  • Simon JK, Lazareff JA, Diament MJ, Kennedy WA. Intra- medullary abscess of the spinal cord in children: a case re- port and re-view of the literature. The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2003;22:186-192.
  • DiTullio MV, Jr. Intramedullary spinal abscess: a case report with a review of 53 previously described cases. Surg Neu- rol 1977;7:351-354.
  • Murphy KJ, Brunberg JA, Quint DJ, Kazanjian PH. Spinal cord infection: myelitis and abscess formation. Am J Neu- roradiol 1998;19:341-348.
  • Kalia V, Aggarwal T. Holocord intramedullary abscess. In- dian J Pediatr 2007;74:589-591.
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Primary Language Turkish
Journal Section Case Reports
Authors

Tevfik Yılmaz This is me

Cüneyt Göçmez This is me

Yahya Turan This is me

Recep Tekin This is me

Muharrem Yünce This is me

Publication Date March 1, 2014
Submission Date March 2, 2015
Published in Issue Year 2014 Volume: 41 Issue: 1

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APA Yılmaz, T., Göçmez, C., Turan, Y., Tekin, R., et al. (2014). Spinal tümörü taklit eden servikal intradural intramedüller apse: Nadir bir olgu. Dicle Tıp Dergisi, 41(1), 219-221. https://doi.org/10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2014.01.0404
AMA Yılmaz T, Göçmez C, Turan Y, Tekin R, Yünce M. Spinal tümörü taklit eden servikal intradural intramedüller apse: Nadir bir olgu. diclemedj. March 2014;41(1):219-221. doi:10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2014.01.0404
Chicago Yılmaz, Tevfik, Cüneyt Göçmez, Yahya Turan, Recep Tekin, and Muharrem Yünce. “Spinal tümörü Taklit Eden Servikal Intradural intramedüller Apse: Nadir Bir Olgu”. Dicle Tıp Dergisi 41, no. 1 (March 2014): 219-21. https://doi.org/10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2014.01.0404.
EndNote Yılmaz T, Göçmez C, Turan Y, Tekin R, Yünce M (March 1, 2014) Spinal tümörü taklit eden servikal intradural intramedüller apse: Nadir bir olgu. Dicle Tıp Dergisi 41 1 219–221.
IEEE T. Yılmaz, C. Göçmez, Y. Turan, R. Tekin, and M. Yünce, “Spinal tümörü taklit eden servikal intradural intramedüller apse: Nadir bir olgu”, diclemedj, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 219–221, 2014, doi: 10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2014.01.0404.
ISNAD Yılmaz, Tevfik et al. “Spinal tümörü Taklit Eden Servikal Intradural intramedüller Apse: Nadir Bir Olgu”. Dicle Tıp Dergisi 41/1 (March 2014), 219-221. https://doi.org/10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2014.01.0404.
JAMA Yılmaz T, Göçmez C, Turan Y, Tekin R, Yünce M. Spinal tümörü taklit eden servikal intradural intramedüller apse: Nadir bir olgu. diclemedj. 2014;41:219–221.
MLA Yılmaz, Tevfik et al. “Spinal tümörü Taklit Eden Servikal Intradural intramedüller Apse: Nadir Bir Olgu”. Dicle Tıp Dergisi, vol. 41, no. 1, 2014, pp. 219-21, doi:10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2014.01.0404.
Vancouver Yılmaz T, Göçmez C, Turan Y, Tekin R, Yünce M. Spinal tümörü taklit eden servikal intradural intramedüller apse: Nadir bir olgu. diclemedj. 2014;41(1):219-21.