title: Epidural hematoma as a complication of sphenoid sinusitis and epidural abscess: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Imaging is of paramount importance in early diagnosis of epidural abscess and its intracranial complications. Typical CT imaging features of an epidural abscess include a hypodense lentiform extra-axial collection with rim enhancement. We present a case of epidural abscess that was hyperdense on CT scan due to the presence of associated epidural hematoma. The literature is reviewed regarding this unusual complication of epidural abscess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Ground Floor, Founders Building, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. moonis@rad.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Gul
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moonis
authors.forename: Anamaria
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Granados
authors.forename: Scott L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015524:Sphenoid Sinusitis / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed