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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1646-5830</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Obstétrica e Ginecológica Portuguesa]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Obstet Ginecol Port]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1646-5830</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Euromédice, Edições Médicas Lda.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1646-58302021000100061</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Epidural abscess: an unusual cause of postpartum fever]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Abcesso epidural: uma causa rara de febre puerperal]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vieira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Catarina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Borges]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana Catarina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Correia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cátia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Reis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Isabel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital de Braga Departamento de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital de Braga Departamento de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital de Braga Departamento de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>15</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>61</fpage>
<lpage>64</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1646-58302021000100061&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1646-58302021000100061&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1646-58302021000100061&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Epidural analgesia is frequently used for labour analgesia, and major complications are rare. This article illustrates a case of a healthy woman submitted to a caesarean section under epidural anaesthesia, which developed postpartum fever, worsening abdominal and lumbar pain and neurologic deficits. Lumbar magnetic resonance confirmed the epidural abscess with spinal compression, demanding urgent laminectomy and surgical drainage , along with prolonged antibiotic therapy. Epidural abscess, although a rare complication, can have an important impact on neurologic integrity. The clinical manifestations are unspecific, and timely diagnosis and treatment are crucial to prevent permanent neurologic damage and death.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Epidural abscess]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Postpartum period]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Fever.]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
</article-meta>
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