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Lumbar osteomyelitis and epidural abscess complicating recurrent pilonidal cyst: report of a case
A Verdú1, E García-Granero, M J García-Fuster
1Department of General Surgery, Clinic Hospital, University of Valencia, Spain.
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
|July 26, 2000
Abstract
Purpose:
This study was conducted to report the rare presentation of lumbar osteomyelitis and epidural abscess as a complication of a pilonidal cyst.
Methods:
A case report is presented.
Results:
We describe the rare case of a male patient with diabetes with a recurring pilonidal cyst who developed a lumbar osteomyelitis and epidural abscess three weeks after pilonidal cyst excision with epidural anesthesia, with a fatal outcome despite emergency treatment.
Conclusions:
Life-threatening complications should be kept in mind in high-risk patients with repetitive surgery and neurologic involvement.