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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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Subdural empyema caused by Peptostreptococcus sp.: a complication of acute pharyngitis

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2017
Subdural Empyema (ESD) is the collection of purulent fluid that develops between the exterior “dura mater” layer and the middle “arachnoid mater” layer that covers the brain. ESD can be caused by a primary infection located in the paranasal sinuses.
Jesús Rojas-Jaimes, Alberto Diaz-Tello, Cristian Carpio Bazán, Meredith Kerrigan   +3 more
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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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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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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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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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Fatal case of subdural empyema caused by Campylobacter rectus and Slackia exigua

Autopsy and Case Reports, 2023
We report a fatal subdural empyema caused by Campylobacter rectus in a 66-year-old female who developed acute onset of confusion, dysarthria, and paresis in her left extremities.
Yuki Munekata, Saki Yamamoto, Shun Kato, Yutaro Kitagawa, Ken Enda, Nanase Okazaki, Satoshi Tanikawa, Zen-ichi Tanei, Yohei Ikebe, Takahiro Osawa, Soichiro Takamiya, Hideki Ujiie, Masahiro Onozawa, Satoshi Hirano, Miki Fujimura, Shinya Tanaka   +15 more
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Tubercular Subdural Empyema with Tubercular Abscess: Lessons Learnt

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2023
Tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the major health care problems in many developing countries. Among various forms of TB, central nervous system (CNS) TB causes significant morbidity and mortality. CNS TB can present in various forms: cerebritis, abscess,
Rajkumar Pannem, Ridham Ashokbhai Kanderia, Rajnish Kumar Arora, Radhey Shyam Mittal   +3 more
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Late‐Onset Meningitis due to Serratia marcescens in a Preterm Infant: A Rare Sporadic Case Report From a Cambodian NICU

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Late‐onset neonatal meningitis due to Serratia marcescens is an uncommon but potentially life‐threatening healthcare‐associated infection in NICUs. We report a sporadic case in a preterm infant who developed fever on Day 17 of life after a prolonged hospital stay for feeding difficulties and neonatal jaundice.
Bunngeth Seng, Sethikar Im, Sakviseth Bin   +2 more
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Spontaneous subdural empyema in falciparum malaria : a case study [PDF]

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2004
Clinical history : Malaria is one of the most common diseases in the tropical countries. Cerebralmalaria is usually a diffuse symmetric encephalopathy with focal signs being unusual.Methods : We present a three-year old girl lapsing into unconsciousness ...
S. Dwarakanath, A. Suri , A.K. Mahapatra
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