In fungal infections that cause spinal cord compression, there is often bony involvement(Osteomyelitis). Rarely do epidural, subdural or intramedullary abscesses cause myelopathy without osteomyelitis. This is a rare case report of extra-spinal fungal infection which caused cervical myelopathy without osteomyelitis or epidural abscess. Also, no infectious damage was seen in its differencial diagnosis before surgery.

Keywords: Key Words: 1) Fungal abscess 2) Myelopathy 3) Spinal infection

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