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1D03.5 category

Spinal cord abscess

Definition

A condition of the spinal cord, caused by an infection with a bacterial, viral, or fungal source. This condition is characterised by a focal accumulation of purulent material within the spinal cord. This condition may present with fever, back pain, and neurological deficits. Transmission is through haematogenous spread of the infectious agent.

Also indexed as

Abscess of spinal cordBacterial spinal cord abscessFungal spinal cord abscessSpinal cord abscessembolic abscess of spinal cordparaspinal abscesspyogenic embolism of spinal cordspinal cord abscess and infectionsubarachnoid abscess of spinal cord

Nearby in Infectious abscess of the central nervous system