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Pages 55-57 (January 2008)
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Vol. 19. Issue 1.
Pages 55-57 (January 2008)
Bilateral frontal epidural abscess
Absceso frontal bilateral epidural
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H. Kaptan
, K. Çakıroğlu, Ö. Kasımcan, C. Kılıç
Department of Neurosurgery, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital. Ankara. Turkey
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A 19-year-old male with periorbital painful swelling, headache and vomiting was admitted to our clinic. Because of the diagnosis of sinusitis he had received medical treatment in another center two months before, consisting of antibiotics and analgesics. However as a result of valid persistence of the patients’ complaints, brain CT and MR imaging were required; showing bilateral epidural abscess. The patient was operated upon through a coronal incision and bifrontal craniotomy, draining both abscesses and removing their membranes.

Conclusion

Epidural abscess constitute 5–25% of all the localized intracranial infections. Microorganism colonization may be produced by contiguous infection, hematogenous spread, open cranial trauma or as a consequence of neurosurgical intervention. Sinusitis is one of the most relevant causes of epidural abscesses, mostly in the frontal region. Bilateral occurence is rare. In this paper a case of bilateral epidural abscess is present. Diagnosis criteria and treatment approaches are reviewed.

Key words:
Bilateral
Epidural brain abscess
Sinusitis
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Un joven de 19 años ingresó en nuestra clínica con inflamación dolorosa periorbitaria, cefalea y vómitos. Debido al diagnóstico de sinusitis, dos meses antes había recibido un tratamiento con antibióticos y analgésicos en otro centro. Al persistir el dolor se solicitó una TAC y una RM craneal, que mostraron abscesos epidurales bilaterales. El paciente fue intervenida mediante una incisión coronaria y craneotomía bifrontal, con drenaje de los dos abscesos y extirpación de sus membranas.

Conclusión

Los abscesos epidurales constituyen el 5–25% de todas las infecciones intracraneales localizadas. La colonización del microorganismo se puede producir por contigüidad, por vía hematógena, por traumatismo craneal abierto o a consecuencia de una intervención quirúrgica. La sinusitis es una de las causas más relevantes de los abscesos epidurales, sobre todo en la región frontal. La aparición bilateral es rara. En este trabajo, se presenta un caso de absceso epidural bilateral y se revisan los criterios diagnósticos y de tratamiento.

Palabras clave:
Bilateral
Absceso epidural cerebral
Sinusitis

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