What causes spinal cord abscess?

The infection is usually due to bacteria. Often it is caused by a staphylococcus infection that spreads through the spine. It may be caused by tuberculosis in some areas of the world, but this is not as common today as it was in the past. In rare cases, the infection may be due to a fungus.

How is a spinal epidural abscess treated?

The treatment of choice in most patients is surgical decompression followed by four to six weeks of antibiotic therapy. Nonsurgical treatment may be appropriate in selected patients. The most common causative organism in spinal epidural abscess is Staphylococcus aureus.

What’s an epidural abscess?

An epidural abscess is an infection that forms in the space between your skull bones and your brain lining (intracranial epidural abscess). Quite often, it forms in the space between the bones of your spine and the lining membrane of your spinal cord (spinal epidural abscess).

How is a spinal epidural abscess diagnosed?

A spinal epidural abscess is an accumulation of pus in the epidural space that can mechanically compress the spinal cord. Diagnosis is by MRI or, if unavailable, myelography followed by CT. Treatment involves antibiotics and sometimes drainage of the abscess.

What causes abscess in the spine?

A spinal cord abscess is caused by an infection inside the spine. An abscess of the spinal cord itself is very rare. A spinal abscess usually occurs as a complication of an epidural abscess. The pus is commonly covered by a lining or membrane that forms around the edges.

What is a spinal abscess?

A spinal abscess is a pus -filled cyst or lesion that develops in soft tissue surrounding the spinal cord. Most abscesses are formed in the lower or middle back due to infectious bacteria building up in the region. Many different types of bacteria can cause infection, and a spinal abscess may develop…

What is an epidural abscess?

An epidural abscess is an infection that forms in the space between your skull bones and your brain lining (intracranial epidural abscess).

What is a cervical abscess?

A neck abscess is sometimes called a Cervical Abscess or even a Deep Neck Infection. A neck abscess is a collection of pus caused by an infection that fills between the structures of the neck. The pus will increase; the soft tissue will expand, and then push against either the back of the neck, or throat and tongue.

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