38-year-old male with tenderness, fever. Evaluate for epidural abscess. Alignment and bone density are within normal limits. Vertebral body heights and disk spaces are maintained. Hypertrophy of the facet joints at L3-4, L4-5, and L5-S1. The dorsal epidural fat pads are intact. There is no definite dural thickening along the ventral aspect of the spinal canal. No evidence of effacement on the thecal sac to suggest an epidural process. The paraspinous muscles are normal. No evidence of central spinal stenosis or neuroforaminal compromise at any level.
Limited study in evaluating for an epidural abscess. However, within the limitations, there are no findings to suggest an epidural process. No other specific findings on this study to explain the patient's symptoms.