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ArticleRadiology case reports2023

Intradural abscess: A challenging diagnosis. Case series and review of the literature.

Allegra Romano, Antonella Blandino, Andrea Romano, Serena Palizzi, Giulia Moltoni, Michele Acqui, Massimo Miscusi, Alessandro Bozzao

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Allegra RomanoNeuroradiology Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sense Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Antonella BlandinoNeuroradiology Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sense Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Andrea RomanoNeuroradiology Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sense Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Serena PalizziNeuroradiology Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sense Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Giulia MoltoniNeuroradiology Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sense Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Michele AcquiDivision of Neurosurgery, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sense Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Massimo MiscusiDivision of Neurosurgery, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sense Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Alessandro BozzaoNeuroradiology Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sense Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal intradural abscesses are extremely rare. To our knowledge, only a few cases have been described in the literature. We report 2 cases of spinal intradural abscesses in patients presenting to our institution with different symptomatology. Both cases involved the lumbar spine, with different etiologies: Case 1 was presumptively related to spondylitis phenomena, with surgery confirming the intradural localization of the abscess; case 2 was of probable iatrogenic nature (secondary to lumbar drain positioning). The aim of this report is to briefly discuss the clinical significance and pathogenesis of these cases.

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Intradural abscessLumbar spineMagnetic resonance imaging

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PMCPMC10511733

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