[Xanthomonas maltophilia. A cause of epidural abscess in a patient with epidural catheterization]

A case of epidural abscess following continuous spinal epidural catheterization is presented. The clinical signs included spinal ache, root pain, weakness and paralysis but no fever. Xanthomonas maltophilia, an organism closely related to Pseudomonas species, was the causative agent. This has not previously been described as the causative agent of epidural abscesses.