Abstract

Setting: University-affiliated, freestanding rehabilitation hospital. Patient: Patient with T6 incomplete SCI due to epidural abscess. Case Description: A 63-year-old white man had severe low back pain, lower-extremity weakness, and dysuria. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an epidural abscess that was drained via T9-L2 laminectomy. Complications included acute renal failure requiring hemodialysis, re-exploration of his laminectomy site, and development of swelling and stiffness of all limbs, rendering him totally dependent.

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