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The aim was to investigate subacute spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in a patient with a history of pneumonia and its diagnostic challenges.

June 20, 2026Radiology Case ReportsOpen Access

Subacute anterior spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma at the thoracolumbar junction: A diagnostic confounder following necrotizing staphylococcal pneumonia

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Case report demonstrates how MRI identified spinal epidural hematoma in a woman post pneumonia, indicating imaging importance.

The aim was to investigate subacute spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in a patient with a history of pneumonia and its diagnostic challenges.
Case report of a 61-year-old woman with paraparesis and elevated inflammatory markers.
Multimodal radiological evaluation including chest CT and spinal MRI.
Emergency laminectomy performed for diagnosis confirmation.
MRI revealed D11-L1 anterior biconvex epidural collection with intrathecal hematic infiltration.
Emergency laminectomy confirmed diagnosis and led to significant recovery after 3 months.
MRI effectively differentiated between hematoma and potential epidural abscess despite confounding factors.

Kalali et al. (2026) studied this question.

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