TY - JOUR T1 - Chemical epidural abscess: case report JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry SP - 297 LP - 299 DO - 10.1136/jnnp.34.3.297 VL - 34 IS - 3 AU - N. Vijayan AU - P. M. Dreyfus Y1 - 1971/06/01 UR - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/34/3/297.abstract N2 - Spinal epidural abscess accompanies blood-borne infection, vertebral osteomyelitis, or an overlying cutaneous source of infection. This report documents the development of non-infective epidural abscess where the inflammatory response was induced by the highly irritant contents (keratin and cholesterol) of an underlying epidermoid. This was associated with aseptic meningitis. ER -