Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
증례
급성 접형동염에 의한 중두개와 경막외농양 1예
이승균1, 전은주1,*, 박용수1, 김규백1
Case of Acute Sphenoid Sinusitis with Epidural Abscess of Middle Cranial Fossa
Seung Kyun Lee1, Eun-Ju Jeon1,*, Yong-Soo Park1, Kyu Baek Kim1
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
*교신저자: 전은주, 402-720 인천광역시 부평구 부평동 665 가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실 전화: (032) 510-5866·전송: (032) 510-5821 E-mail:
ejmercy@olmh.cuk.ac.kr
© Copyright 2004 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received: Sep 11, 2004; Accepted: Nov 23, 2004
Published Online: May 31, 2020
ABSTRACT
Despite improvements in antibiotic therapies and surgical techniques, sinusitis still carries a risk of serious and potentially fatal complications. Intracranial complications of paranasal sinusitis constitute true surgical and medical emergencies. We present a case of sphenoid sinusitis complicated with middle cranial fossa epidural abscess. The patient made a satisfactory recovery with endoscopic sinus drainage and antibiotic therapy without neurosurgical procedure. The diagnosis of intracranial complications of sinusitis requires a high index of suspicion and is confirmed by imaging studies. Treatment of intracranial infection should include not only appropriate antibiotic therapy but also surgical drainage of locular infection. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2004;15:277-281)
Keywords: 접형동염; 경막외농양
Keywords: Sphenoid sinusitis; Epidural abscess
