Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis : A Complication of Spinal Epidural Abscess

الملخص EN

Epidural injections for chronic low back pain are controversial, and their effectiveness is debated.

Although epidural injections are considered a minor procedure with low morbidity, catastrophic complications may occur.

We describe a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis secondary to an epidural abscess after epidural injection to alert clinicians to this unusual association.