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  • Title: Large paraspinal abscess as a complication of infliximab therapy in Crohn's disease.
    Author: Nithianandan N, Loftus MJ, Johnson PDR, Charles PGP.
    Journal: BMJ Case Rep; 2019 Apr 29; 12(4):. PubMed ID: 31036734.
    Abstract:
    We report a 36-year-old man who developed a large epidural and paraspinal abscess as a complication of infliximab therapy being used for underlying Crohn's disease. Cultures of the collection grew methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, and treatment consisted of abscess drainage, prolonged intravenous and oral flucloxacillin and temporary withholding of his infliximab. While infection-related complications are well described with infliximab therapy, this is the first description of a large paraspinal abscess with epidural extension.
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