Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.52, No.5 (2021), 635-643
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Ploy Pattanakitsakul, Sulak Itsaradisaikul, Sophida Boonsathorn, Pitak Santanirand, Nopporn Apiwattanakul Salmonella spinal epidural abscess in a child presenting with prolonged fever: Case report. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.52, No.5 (2021), 635-643. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/77849
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Salmonella spinal epidural abscess in a child presenting with prolonged fever: Case report
Prevalence of spinal epidural abscess (SEA) in a pediatric population is rare. Diagnosis is difficult because indicative signs may not be present at initial presentation. Here, we describe the first case of SEA in a child caused by Salmonella enterica subsp houtenae. The etiologic organism was identified by a 16S rDNA sequencing method. The patient was successfully treated with multilevel laminotomy with abscess draining and a 6-week course of intravenous cefotaxime.
