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PURPOSE: This study was conducted to report the rare presentation of lumbar osteomyelitis and epidural abscess as a complication of a pilonidal cyst. METHODS: A case report is presented. RESULTS: We describe the rare case of a male patient with diabetes with a recurring pilonidal cyst who developed a lumbar osteomyelitis and epidural abscess three weeks after pilonidal cyst excision with epidural anesthesia, with a fatal outcome despite emergency treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Life-threatening complications should be kept in mind in high-risk patients with repetitive surgery and neurologic involvement.
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Verdú, A., García-Granero, E., García-Fuster, M.J. et al. Lumbar osteomyelitis and epidural abscess complicating recurrent pilonidal cyst. Dis Colon Rectum 43, 1015–1017 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02237370
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