Symptoms
Symptoms of back pain due to a spinal infection often
develop insidiously and over a long period of time.
In addition to back pain, symptoms may include constitutional
symptoms such as:
A spinal infection rarely affects the nerves in the
spine. However, the infection may move into the spinal
canal and cause an epidural abscess, which can place
pressure on the neural elements. If this happens in
the cervical or thoracic spine, it can result in paraplegia
or quadriplegia.
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