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Epidural and Psoas Abscesses Recognized after Paravertebral Trigger Point Injection -A case report-

척추 주위근 통증유발점주사 후 발생한 경막외와 요근 농양 -증례보고-

  • Kim, Dong Hee (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University) ;
  • Kim, Hee Soo (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University)
  • 김동희 (단국대학교 의과대학 마취통증의학교실) ;
  • 김희수 (단국대학교 의과대학 마취통증의학교실)
  • Received : 2007.01.08
  • Accepted : 2007.05.10
  • Published : 2007.06.30
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Abstract

The trigger point injection technique is widely used in pain clinics for the treatment of acute and chronic pain. Yet it has a variety of complications such asvasovagal syncope, total spinal anesthesia, paralysis, root block, pneumothorax, needle breakage, skin infection, and hematoma formation. Among them, the simultaneous occurrence of psoas and epidural abscesses is extremely rare. We report here on a patient who was diagnosed with epidural and psoas abscesses after paravertebral trigger point injection.

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