Circumscribed collections of suppurative material occurring in the spinal or intracranial EPIDURAL SPACE. The majority of epidural abscesses occur in the spinal canal and are associated with OSTEOMYELITIS of a vertebral body; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; and other conditions. Clinical manifestations include local and radicular pain, weakness, sensory loss, URINARY INCONTINENCE, and FECAL INCONTINENCE. Cranial epidural abscesses are usually associated with OSTEOMYELITIS of a cranial bone, SINUSITIS, or OTITIS MEDIA. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p710 and pp1240-1; J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1998 Aug;65(2):209-12)

Annotation

coordinate with site + precoordinated organism/infection term + specific CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM infection term

DUI

D020802 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0328385

Previous indexing

Abscess/complications (1966-1999); Spinal Cord Compression/etiology (1966-1999); Spinal Cord Diseases (1967-1999)

History note

2000

Public note

2000