Epidural abscess after lumbar medial branch blocks in a patient on disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug and corticosteroid.

Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare but devastating disease process that presents in approximately 12.5 per 10 000 hospital admissions.[1][1] In SEA, infection of the epidural space causes mass effect on the underlying spinal cord or nerves leading to pain and/or neurological injury.[1][1] The