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Subdural Empyema in a 13-Year-Old Male With History of Head Trauma: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Subdural empyema is rare but serious intracranial infection characterized by accumulation of pus between dura mater and arachnoid layer. The spread of infection is typically originating from sinusitis, otitis media, or osteomyelitis.
Budha B, Subedi S, Sedhai S, Pandey U, Khadka A, Thapa S, Yadav A, Soti N, Sedain G.   +8 more
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Subdural empyema mimicking subacute subdural hematoma on CT imaging

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2018
We report a case of a 35-year-old male who was treated with craniectomy, subdural empyema evacuation, and subsequent intravenous antibiotic therapy. The patient presented with what appeared to be signs of a subacute subdural hematoma on imaging.
Carlton Watson, Nicholas Post, MD, Arturo Camacho, MD, PhD   +2 more
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Successful surgical management of a cerebellar subdural empyema in a domestic cat. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci
This case report describes the successful diagnosis and surgical management of a cerebellar subdural empyema in a 14-year-old Domestic Shorthair cat. The patient presented with a left-sided head tilt and right-sided hemiparesis.
Hall I, Hamon M, Bruwier A, González Blancas SM, Picavet PP.   +4 more
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An unusual presentation of subdural empyema caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2013
Subdural empyema is an uncommon clinical entity. The first case of Porphyromonas gingivalis subdural empyema is reported. We report a case of 34-year-old male who presented with subdural empyema and sinusitis.
Ahmed Rasheed, Thana Khawchareonporn, Sombat Muengtaweepongsa, Siriwan Suebnukarn   +3 more
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Delayed Occurrence of Escherichia coli Subdural Empyema Following Head Injury in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review

Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports, 2015
Subdural empyema is a rare but serious intracranial infection that warrants prompt management to reduce morbidity and avoid mortality. However, clinical and radiologic features may be subtle or ambivalent.
Thangaraj Munusamy, Shree Kumar Dinesh
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Acinobacter Lowfii, an unusual cause of subdural empyema in pediatric. [PDF]

Batna Journal of Medical Sciences
Extradural seat empyema is a complication of mastoiditis or infected cholesteatoma. Subdural empyema, however, is synonymous with dural effraction following chronic sinusitis or may occur as a complication of meningitis or meningoencephalitis. Clinical
Aggoune Samira, Hachemi Maouche
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Chronic calcified subdural empyema, a rare, long-term complication following ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion: A report on two cases

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2022
Chronic calcified subdural empyema is an extremely rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The authors report two consecutive cases of chronic calcified subdural empyema, which are bilateral for the first one and unilateral right for the second ...
Louncény Fatoumata Barry, Roger Mulumba Ilunga, Yakhya Cisse, Hugues Ghislain Atakla, Mohameth Faye, Abdoulaye Diop, Momar Code Ba   +6 more
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Subdural empyema, retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal space abscess: Unusual complications of chronic otitis media [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2012
Introduction. Otitic complications arise from expansion of the middle ear infection. Subdural empyema is a rare otitic complication, and both retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscesses have been described in just a few cases. Case report.
Erdevički Ljiljana, Belić Branislav, Arsenijević Snežana, Milojević Ivan, Stojanović Jasmina   +4 more
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COVID-19 infection and extensive subdural empyema: cause or consequence?

Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2023
Adolescent, female, 12 years old, with a history of headache and vomiting, without fever, with progressive worsening and coma. Laboratory tests showed positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR RNA. She has not had the vaccine for COVID-19.
Aldo Jose Ferreira da Silva, Daniel Fonseca Oliveira   +1 more
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Tuberculous brain abscess and subdural empyema in an immunocompetent child: Significance of AFB staining in aspirated pus

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2012
Tuberculous brain abscess and subdural empyema are extremely rare manifestations of central nervous system tuberculosis. Here, we report a case of an 11-year-old immunocompetent child who developed temporal lobe abscess and subdural empyema following ...
B Vijayakumar, K Sarin, Girija Mohan
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