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Anesth Analg 2003;96:1486-1488
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society

OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA

Lumbar Spondylodiscitis Caused by Propionibacterium acnes After Epidural Obstetric Analgesia

Joaquín Hernández-Palazón, MD PhD*, J. Pablo Puertas-García, MD{dagger}, Juan F. Martínez-Lage, MD{ddagger}, and José A. Tortosa, MD PhD*

Departments of *Anesthesia, {dagger}Orthopedic Surgery, and {ddagger}Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario "Virgen de la Arrixaca," Murcia, Spain

Address correspondence and reprint requests to J. Hernández-Palazón, MD, PhD, San Ignacio de Loyola, 4-2° B, 30001 Murcia, Spain. Address e-mail to joapal{at}teleline.es

IMPLICATIONS: We report a case of Propionibacterium acnes spondylodiscitis after the placement of an epidural catheter for obstetric analgesia. This observation should alert the anesthesiologist to the fact that infection, although rare, may occur after uneventful epidural analgesia in the healthy parturient and reinforces the importance of aseptic technique during epidural catheter insertion.






Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Anesthesia & Analgesia® is published for the International Anesthesia Research Society® by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins with the assistance of Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press®. Copyright 2006 by the International Anesthesia Research Society. Online ISSN: 1526-7598   Print ISSN: 0003-2999 HighWire Press
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