Spinal Epidural Empyema Associated with Bite Wounds in an Indian Crested Porcupine (

Avital Levy, Ruthie Shviro, Shira Gonen, Nitzan Adam, David Eshar, Orit Chai, Hagar Merav Shamir

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Article in Veterinary sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Avital LevyBen Shemen Specialist Referral Center, Ben Shemen Youth Village 7311200, Israel.ORCID 0009-0005-9342-4391

Ruthie ShviroThe Israeli Wildlife Hospital, Zoological Center Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan (Safari), P.O. Box 1272, Ramat Gan, Israel.

Shira GonenThe Israeli Wildlife Hospital, Zoological Center Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan (Safari), P.O. Box 1272, Ramat Gan, Israel.

Nitzan AdamThe Israeli Wildlife Hospital, Zoological Center Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan (Safari), P.O. Box 1272, Ramat Gan, Israel.

David EsharThe Israeli Wildlife Hospital, Zoological Center Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan (Safari), P.O. Box 1272, Ramat Gan, Israel.

Orit ChaiBen Shemen Specialist Referral Center, Ben Shemen Youth Village 7311200, Israel.

Hagar Merav ShamirKoret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Herzl 229, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot, Israel.

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Abstract

Spinal epidural empyema (SEE) is an uncommon but potentially severe cause of spinal cord compression and neurological dysfunction in veterinary patients. Bite wounds involving the vertebral column may result in deep tissue contamination, paraspinal abscessation, and secondary epidural infection; however, such injuries are poorly described in wildlife species. We report a case of SEE associated with chronically infected bite wounds in an adult Indian crested porcupine (

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bite woundsHystrix indicaIndian crested porcupineparaplegiaspinal epidural empyemawildlife medicine

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PMID42188902

DOI10.3390/vetsci13050432

PMCPMC13211620

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