Epidural abscess and feculent meningitis secondary to stercoral ulcer rupture

BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Jan 7:2015:bcr2014207858. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207858.

Authors

Christopher E Uy¹, Shi Yuan Jiang², Melanie C M Murray³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
² Department of Medicine, UBC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
³ Division of Infectious Disease Department of Medicine, UBC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Women's Health Research Institute, BC Women's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Oak Tree Clinic, BC Women's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Bacteria
Colon, Sigmoid / injuries
Colon, Sigmoid / microbiology*
Colon, Sigmoid / pathology
Colonic Diseases* / complications
Colonic Diseases* / microbiology
Colonic Diseases* / pathology
Epidural Abscess / diagnosis
Epidural Abscess / etiology*
Epidural Abscess / microbiology
Fecal Impaction / complications*
Humans
Male
Meningitis* / etiology
Meningitis* / microbiology
Meningitis* / pathology
Rupture / etiology
Rupture / microbiology
Sacrococcygeal Region / microbiology
Spinal Cord / microbiology*
Spinal Cord / pathology
Spinal Cord Diseases / etiology*
Spinal Cord Diseases / microbiology
Ulcer / etiology
Ulcer / microbiology
Ulcer / pathology
Yeasts