Cervical spinal epidural abscess secondary to acupuncture: a case report and literature review

Acta Neurol Belg. 2023 Dec;123(6):2419-2421. doi: 10.1007/s13760-023-02244-8. Epub 2023 Mar 23.

Authors

Yun-Wen Song¹, Po-Sung Yang¹, I-Chin Cheng¹, Chih-Hsien Hung^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, No.100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Sanmin Dist., Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan.
² Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, No.100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Sanmin Dist., Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan. kmuhpain@kmu.edu.tw.
³ School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. kmuhpain@kmu.edu.tw.

PMID: 36952104
DOI: 10.1007/s13760-023-02244-8

No abstract available

Keywords: Acupuncture; Spinal epidural abscess.

Publication types

Review
Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Acupuncture Therapy* / adverse effects
Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
Epidural Abscess* / complications
Epidural Abscess* / etiology
Humans
Neck
Spine