Intracranial epidural abscess secondary to isolated sphenoid sinusitis

Br J Neurosurg. 2007 Dec;21(6):616-8. doi: 10.1080/02688690701630090.

Abstract

Isolated sphenoid sinus infection, although an uncommon entity, can cause severe cranial complications when left untreated. A case of temporal epidural abscess secondary to isolated sphenoid sinusitis in a 13-year-old boy is presented. Early diagnosis and treatment are critical because the disease can progress rapidly.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Epidural Abscess / diagnosis
  • Epidural Abscess / microbiology*
  • Epidural Abscess / therapy
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Male
  • Pneumococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / therapy
  • Sphenoid Sinusitis / diagnosis
  • Sphenoid Sinusitis / microbiology*
  • Sphenoid Sinusitis / therapy
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods