Male, 30 years old, with low back pain status post epidural injection. Evaluate for epidural abscess. Alignment is anatomic. Vertebral body height and morphology are within normal limits. No pathologic marrow replacement, enhancement, or edema is observed.The distal spinal cord, conus and nerve roots of the cauda equina are within normal limits. No pathologic intramedullary or leptomeningeal enhancement is seen. No epidural abnormalities are identified.The L5-S1 disc demonstrates loss of T2 signal. In addition, there is a small central/right paracentral disc protrusion with annular fissuring. However, there is no significant compromise of the spinal canal or neural foramina. The remaining intervertebral discs are within normal limits.
1.No evidence of any epidural abnormality is seen.2.Disc degeneration is noted at L5-S1 with a small central and right paracentral protrusion. However, there is no significant compromise of the spinal canal or neural foramina. The remaining discs are normal.