Svensk definition
Avgränsade ansamlingar av varig materia i ryggradens eller skallens epiduralrum. De allra flesta epiduralabscesser förekommer i ryggradskanalen och är förknippade med osteomyelit i någon kota, epiduralanalgesi eller andra tillstånd. Kliniska manifestationer är lokal och radikulär smärta, svaghet, känselbortfall, urin- och avföringsinkontinens. Epiduralabscesser i skallen har oftast samband med osteomyelit i något skallben, bihåleinflammation (sinuit) eller öroninflammation (otitis media).
Engelsk definition
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)
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
Abscess, Extradural — Extradural Abscess — Abscess, Epidural — Epidural Abscess, Spinal — Spinal Extradural Abscess — Abscess, Spinal Extradural — Extradural Abscess, Spinal — Spinal Epidural Abscess — Abscess, Spinal Epidural — Cranial Epidural Abscess — Abscess, Cranial Epidural — Epidural Abscess, Cranial — Epidural Abscess, Intracranial — Abscess, Intracranial Epidural — Intracranial Epidural Abscess — Intracranial Extradural Abscess — Abscess, Intracranial Extradural — Abscesses, Intracranial Extradural — Extradural Abscess, Intracranial — Extradural Abscesses, Intracranial — Intracranial Extradural Abscesses — Cranial Extradural Abscess — Abscess, Cranial Extradural