Presentation
Back pain for years.
Patient Data
Age: 70 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Residual Myodil contrast within thecal sac
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Frontal
Multiple well-defined rounded and ovoid dense shadows are seen within the spinal canal and along spinal nerve sheathes, mostly of old intra-thecal contrast (myodil) injections.
Bilateral osteitis condensans ilii.
Case Discussion
Iodophenylundecylic acid (brand name = Myodil (Glaxo))is an oily organic iodine containing contrast material which was used for myelography. Residual contrast remains for years. Has been implicated in development of arachnoiditis, perhapse of the order of 1%.
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