case_images: PMC9142316_01
case_images: T1-weighted MRI scans: (a) anterior epidural rim enhancing collection extending from C6-T4 (below the image field). The starting point of the abscess is marked by a blue arrow. There is posterior displacement of the spinal cord with significant narrowing of the spinal canal. (b) Extension of the anterior epidural abscess from the cervical spine to the T4 level (blues arrows). There is a mass effect and flattening of an anterior aspect of the spinal cord. (c) Posterior epidural minimally enhancing collection extending from T7-T8 level to L5-S1. (d) The poster epidural collection extending from the thoracic spine to L5-S1 (blue arrows). L5-S1 osteomyelitis-discitis (thick red arrow) and anterior epidural abscess extending from the same level to the lower sacrum.
case_images: CRIID2022-5028335.001.jpg
case_images: PMC9142316_01_CRIID2022-5028335.001.jpg
case_images: fig1
case_images: Urgent MRI spine was performed which showed multifocal epidural collections throughout the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine with various degrees of cord deformity and displacement within the spinal canal (Figure 1).