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Epidural abscess following epidural steroid and local anaesthetic injection
J W Knight1, J J Cordingley, M G Palazzo
1Department of Intensive Care, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.
Anaesthesia
|June 1, 1997
Abstract:
Epidural abscess is a well-recognised but rare complication of epidural catheter placement. We have found only five previous reports of epidural abscess from noncatheter-related administration of steroids and/or local anaesthetic. We describe a further case which led to critical illness and emphasise the association between diabetes mellitus and epidural infection.