title: Epidural hematoma secondary to sinusitis: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Epidural hematoma is a potentially life threatening event that demands prompt diagnosis and surgical treatment, usually following head trauma. We present a case of a 9-year-old boy with no history of head trauma, and who was diagnosed with epidural hematoma secondary to frontal sinusitis; and the medical literature was reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, The Barzilai Medical Center Ashkelon, Israel; Faculty of Health Sciences, The Barzilai Medical Center Campus, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ashkelon, Israel. Electronic address: aviners@barzi.health.gov.il.
authors.forename: Shraga
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aviner
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic department, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Noam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Olshinka
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, The Barzilai Medical Center Campus, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ashkelon, Israel; Department of Medical Imaging, The Barzilai Medical Center Ashkelon, Israel.
authors.forename: Evgenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cherniavsky
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, The Barzilai Medical Center Campus, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ashkelon, Israel; Department of Ear Nose and Throat, The Barzilai Medical Center Ashkelon, Israel.
authors.forename: Boaz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Forer
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, The Barzilai Medical Center Ashkelon, Israel; Faculty of Health Sciences, The Barzilai Medical Center Campus, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ashkelon, Israel.
authors.forename: Haim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bibi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015522:Frontal Sinusitis / Q000150:complications*; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Epidural hematoma; Sinusitis