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An accumulation of pus, due to a bacterial infection, that collects in the space between the spinal bones and the outermost of the three membranes that cover the spinal cord. The organisms that commonly cause spinal epidural abscess also cause acute infection of the middle ear and sinusitis. Because these bacterial infections are generally treated with antibiotics, spinal epidural abscesses are very rare.<\/p>\n

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An accumulation of pus, due to a bacterial infection, that collects in the space between the spinal bones and the outermost of the three membranes that cover the spinal cord. The organisms that commonly cause spinal epidural abscess also cause acute infection of the middle ear and sinusitis. Because these bacterial infections are generally treated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-s"],"yoast_head":"\nSpinal epidural abscess - Definition of Spinal epidural abscess<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An accumulation of pus, due to a bacterial infection, that collects in the space between the spinal bones and the outermost of the three membranes that cover the spinal cord. 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