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Emphysematous Cystitis Complicated by Pneumorrhachis
Jane Ehret1, Thomas W Powell2, Pang Lam2
1Internal Medicine, Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, USA.
Abstract:
Emphysematous cystitis (EC) is a potentially life-threatening urinary tract infection (UTI) characterized by the presence of gas within the bladder wall and lumen. The extension of gas beyond the bladder wall is rare and indicative of severe disease. We present a case of septic shock secondary to EC with the extension of air through the paraspinal and psoas muscles and into the epidural space of the lumbar spinal canal. This finding of intraspinal air is a rare radiographic phenomenon known as pneumorrhachis (PR).
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