[Successful medical treatment of spinal epidural abscess]

Spinal epidural abscess is rare in children. We describe the case of a 5 year old girl with vertebral osteomyelitis and spinal epidural abscess. Diagnosis was made by magnetic resonance imaging and scintigraphic study with HMDP99Tc. Treatment with intravenous cefotaxime (200mg/kg/day) and cloxacillin (200mg/kg/day) for 15 days followed by oral cloxacillin (100mg/kg/day) for a further 15 days produced a satisfactory clinical outcome.