A rare case of multiple spinal epidural abscesses and cauda equina syndrome presenting to the emergency department following acupuncture

Table 1 Case reports of spinal epidural abscess formation following acupuncture published between 1998 and 2015

Reference	Age, gender	Spine level	Signs and symptoms	Pathogen	Treatment
9	67, M	C1-2	Fever, posterior nuchal and back pain	No specific pathogen	Antibiotics
10	64, M	T11-L3	Severe back pain	Escherichia coli	Antibiotics
11	13, M	L4-5	Severe back pain, fever	No specific pathogen	Antibiotics
12	47, M	C1-3	Posterior nuchal pain and swelling	No specific pathogen	Antibiotics
13	19, M	C2-6	Progressive neck stiffness and fever	Group B Streptococcus	Antibiotics
14	80, F	C3-7, L3-5, L5-S1	Fever, progressive quadriparesis, difficulty voiding	Staphylococcus aureus	Surgical drainage + antibiotics
15	47, M	L3-5	Fever, low back pain, right sciatica	Serratia marcescens	Surgical decompression + antibiotics
Current case	57, F	C5-T1, L4-5	Posterior nuchal pain, inability to void, weakness in both lower limbs and left upper limb	Staphylococcus aureus	Surgical decompression + antibiotics

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