Epidural abscess - discitis osteomyelitis

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Diagnosis almost certain

Citation, DOI, disclosures and case data

Citation:

Gaillard F, Epidural abscess - discitis osteomyelitis. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 04 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5471

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5471

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/cases/5471?iframe=true

rID:

5471

Disclosures:

At the time the case was submitted for publication Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

Case published:

27 Jan 2009

Revisions:

Systems:

Central Nervous System, Musculoskeletal, Spine

Tags:

spine, neuroradiology

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Sagittal T2

Huge posterior epidural abscess. Note the chemical shift artefact between collection and epidural fat on T2.

Huge posterior epidural abscess. Note the chemical shift artefact between collection and epidural fat on T2.