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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]

Overview

Common risk factors in the development of intracranial epidural abscess include trauma, neurosurgical procedures, and infections such as sinusitis, otitis, and mastoiditis. Common risk factors for the development of spinal epidural abscess include diabetes mellitus, trauma, and bacteremia^[1].

Risk Factors

Intracranial Epidural Abscess

Sinusitis, otitis and mastoiditis
Trauma
Neurosurgical procedures
Exposure to expanded polytetrafluethylene
Scalp venous catheters in infants^[1]

Spinal Epidural Abscess

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Fountas KN, Duwayri Y, Kapsalaki E, Dimopoulos VG, Johnston KW, Peppard SB; et al. (2004). "Epidural intracranial abscess as a complication of frontal sinusitis: case report and review of the literature". South Med J. 97 (3): 279–82, quiz 283. PMID 15043336.

[pmid15043336-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Fountas KN, Duwayri Y, Kapsalaki E, Dimopoulos VG, Johnston KW, Peppard SB; et al. (2004). "Epidural intracranial abscess as a complication of frontal sinusitis: case report and review of the literature". South Med J. 97 (3): 279–82, quiz 283. PMID 15043336.

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 ==Overview==
-Risk factors of intracranial epidural abscess include [[sinusitis]], [[otitis]], [[mastoiditis]] and trauma.  Some of the risk factors of spinal epidural abscess are [[diabetes mellitus]], [[trauma]] and [[bacteremia]].<ref name="pmid15043336">{{cite journal| author=Fountas KN, Duwayri Y, Kapsalaki E, Dimopoulos VG, Johnston KW, Peppard SB et al.| title=Epidural intracranial abscess as a complication of frontal sinusitis: case report and review of the literature. | journal=South Med J | year= 2004 | volume= 97 | issue= 3 | pages= 279-82; quiz 283 | pmid=15043336 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15043336  }} </ref>
+Common risk factors in the development of intracranial epidural abscess include trauma, neurosurgical procedures, and infections such as [[sinusitis]], [[otitis]], and [[mastoiditis]].  Common risk factors for the development of spinal epidural abscess include [[diabetes mellitus]], trauma, and [[bacteremia]]<ref name="pmid15043336">{{cite journal| author=Fountas KN, Duwayri Y, Kapsalaki E, Dimopoulos VG, Johnston KW, Peppard SB et al.| title=Epidural intracranial abscess as a complication of frontal sinusitis: case report and review of the literature. | journal=South Med J | year= 2004 | volume= 97 | issue= 3 | pages= 279-82; quiz 283 | pmid=15043336 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15043336  }} </ref>.
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