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Is Surgery The Only Option For A Spinal Epidural Abscess?
Dear Doctor, I Am diagnosed with Spinal epidural abscess along with non healing ulcer,along with Positive Mantoux test.Doctor has advised a major operation in which he will draining the pus which is collected at the abscess with small follow up. Is there some other way out rather than operation.
Fri, 26 Jun 2015
Hello dear,
Your case seems to of tubercular involvement of spine with abscess and ulcer along with discharging sinus. You need to take anti tubercular drugs for 9-12 months. The decision of surgery depends upon compression on cord and associated neurodeficit and is not required in all cases.
Hope you get the answer satisfactory.
Wishing you good health
Regards
Dr Neeraj Kumar
Neurologist
Your case seems to of tubercular involvement of spine with abscess and ulcer along with discharging sinus. You need to take anti tubercular drugs for 9-12 months. The decision of surgery depends upon compression on cord and associated neurodeficit and is not required in all cases.
Hope you get the answer satisfactory.
Wishing you good health
Regards
Dr Neeraj Kumar
Neurologist
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