Cervical epidural abscess after cupping and acupuncture Jun-Hwan Lee, Jae-Heung Cho, Dae-Jean Jo Complementary Therapies in Medicine Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages 228-231 (August 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2012.02.009 Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Salivary CT imaging on the day of admission. (A) Fluid collection with enhancing capsule (arrow), thought to be an abscess cavity, was evident at the C1–C3 left lateral epidural space. (B) Cellulitis in left posterior paraspinal space and parotid space, and an abscess in the C1–C3 left lateral epidural space (arrows) were evident. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2012 20, 228-231DOI: (10.1016/j.ctim.2012.02.009) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Appearance of cervical MRI acquired on day 8. (A) Appearance of T1 enhanced axial image. (B) T1 enhanced saggital image showing spinal epidural abscess at the C1–C3 level (arrows) with paraspinal myositis and cellulitis in the left anterior and posterior neck space. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2012 20, 228-231DOI: (10.1016/j.ctim.2012.02.009) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Appearance of cervical MRI acquired on day 30. (A) T1 enhanced axial image. (B) T1 enhanced saggital image showing improved sign of infection. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2012 20, 228-231DOI: (10.1016/j.ctim.2012.02.009) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions