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Epidural Acinetobacter infection may present atypically without signs of meningism. MRI imaging may be confusing in these infections and lead to incorrect radiological diagnoses. Spinal-cord compression, as a complication of epidural catheter placement, does not have to be caused by hematoma or abscess.
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