Publication: A serious consequence of skin puncture by a metal nail: Lumbar epidural abscess: Case report and a brief review of literature
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2003
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Epidural abscesses rarely occur in healthy persons who have no predisposing conditions. This report describes a case of lumbar epidural abscess that developed in a young healthy man after the skin of his hand was pierced by a nail.