Moonis Gul, Granados Anamaria, Simon Scott L
Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Ground Floor, Founders Building, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Clin Imaging. 2002 Nov-Dec;26(6):382-5. doi: 10.1016/s0899-7071(02)00454-0.
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.
