• AJNR Am J Neuroradiol · Nov 2009

    Case Reports

    Spinal epidural lubricant grease collection mimicking traumatic spinal epidural hematoma.

    • A U Kalnins, B Geryk, W Olivero, and T A Kim.
    • Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
    • AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009 Nov 1; 30 (10): 1847-9.

    AbstractWe report an unusual case of a patient with an epidural fluid collection with signal characteristics mimicking an epidural hematoma. The patient presented with myelopathy caused by thoracic spinal cord compression after a traumatic injury to the chest and back. The injury was caused by high-pressure injection of industrial-grade lubricant grease. This case demonstrates that cord compression can be caused by exogenous material in the setting of trauma that can mimic an acute epidural hematoma.

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