INTRAMEDULLARY SPINAL CORD ABSCESS IN COMBINATION WITH NEOPLASMS (CASE REPORT)

In this article a case of intramedullary abscess in a 4-year-old girl is presented. Based on the anamnesis, clinical, neurological and instrumental studies, a diagnosis was established and surgical intervention was performed. In the postoperative period, a spinal cord neoplasm was detected against the background of an abscess based on histological examination. Antibiotic treatment was started, but disease progression led to a fatal outcome.