Epidural hematoma secondary to sinusitis: a case report and review of the literature

Shraga Aviner; Noam Olshinka; Evgenia Cherniavsky; Boaz Forer; Haim Bibi

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.11.035

Epidural hematoma secondary to sinusitis: a case report and review of the literature

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Feb;78(2):385-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.11.035. Epub 2013 Dec 6.

Authors

Shraga Aviner¹, Noam Olshinka², Evgenia Cherniavsky³, Boaz Forer⁴, Haim Bibi⁵

Affiliations

¹ 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.
² Orthopedic department, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
³ 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.
⁴ 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.
⁵ 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.

PMID: 24370469
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.11.035

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.

Keywords: Epidural hematoma; Sinusitis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Child
Frontal Sinusitis / complications*
Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / diagnostic imaging
Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / etiology*
Humans
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed