Falsely increased prostate-specific antigen concentration attributed to heterophilic antibodies.

We describe a 50-year-old man with a serum total prostatic-specific antigen concentration of 67.6 microg/L (reference range 0-4 microg/L) revealed as part of an annual health check programme. Clinical examination failed to identify any prostatic abnormality, and laboratory investigation indicated positive interference due to heterophilic antibodies.

[Cervical epidural abscess as a cause of tetraparesis].

Introduction: An epidural spinal abscess is a rare clinical condition which may cause rapid, irreversible neurological deterioration. Usually, the patient presents with back pain in the affected spinal segment, but the condition is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis.

Clinical Case: A 57 year old man with no significant clinical history initially consulted complaining of cervicalgia.