Epidural abscess epidemiology and demographics
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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
Epidural abscess is a rare...
Epidemiology
According to the location of the abscess, the incidence of the condition will vary:
Intracranial Epidural Abscess
The most rare type of epidural abscesses, it accounts for only 1 in 10 cases of the disease. Despite this fact, it is the 3rd most common focal intracranial infection, following brain abscess and subdural empyema. Before the arrival of antibiotics, the most common cause were sinusitis, otitis and mastoiditis, today it happens most often following neurosurgical procedures. The cases not related to iatrogenesis, occur more commonly in adolescent males, since they are more prone to sinusitis and its complications. This incidence is due to the increase of vascularity of the diploic system and development of frontal sinuses between the 7th and 20th year of age. [1]
Spinal Epidural Abscess
Demographics
References
- ↑ 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.