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CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT OF SUBDURAL EMPYEMA: A COMPLICATION OF ODONTOGENIC SINUSITIS [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
Odontogenic infections are predisposing factors for 10% of maxillary sinusitis, rarely complicating with meningitis and subdural empyema. Most empyema associated with dental infections have polymicrobial etiology. Standard treatment for subdural empyema
Manuela Arbune, Liliana Baroiu, Teodora Marcu, Mihaela Lungu   +3 more
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Subdural Tubercular Empyema in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Rare Primary Presentation of CNS Tuberculosis [PDF]

Journal of Liaquat National Hospital, 2023
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a potentially-curable serious health problem in most of the developing world including Pakistan. Subdural Tubercular Empyema is a very rare presentation of CNS tuberculosis.
Muhammad Sohail Ajmal Ghoauri, Nauman Ismat Butt, Dur-e-Sabeeh, Muhammad Bilal Rasheed, Muhammad Umair Javed, Haniya Waseem   +5 more
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A Case Report of Mycoplasma hominis Subdural Empyema Following Decompressive Craniotomy, and a Review of Central Nervous System Mycoplasma hominis Infections

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Background Mycoplasma hominis is a small cell-wall-free organism, part of the normal microbiota of the genitourinary tract. It is rarely involved in extragenital infections, mainly joint, surgical-site, and respiratory infections.
Assaf Potruch, G. Rosenthal, A. Michael-Gayego, V. Temper, Mohanad Abdelrahman, Oshrat Ayalon, R. Nir-Paz, Y. Oster   +7 more
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Subdural empyema secondary to contralateral sinusitis: hematogenous dissemination?

Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2023
Sinusitis refers to inflammation in the sinuses. Complications of sinusitis are rare and most often affect the orbit. However, in rare cases, these complications may be intracranial. One of these intracranial complications is subdural empyema, which is a
Emerson Kennedy Ribeiro de Andrade Filho, José Eduardo Nóbrega Moura, Heitor Dutra de Medeiros, Francisco de Assis Fernandes Tavares, Rivus Ferreira Arruda   +4 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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Massive subdural empyema secondary to infectious parotitis: a case report

Bali Medical Journal, 2022
Background: Subdural empyema is an intracranial focal collection of purulent material between the dura and arachnoid mater. The most common causes are purulent meningitis in infants and sinusitis and otitis media in older children through a direct ...
Sri Maliawan, Steven Awyono, Eufrata Silvestris Junus, N. Golden   +3 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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Sphingomonas paucimobilis an unusual cause of subdural empyema in pediatric: a case report

Pediatric Sciences Journal, 2022
Introduction: Acute bacterial meningitis continues to be a neurological emergency with high mortality and morbidity Case: We report the case of a pediatric patient with subdural empyema due to Sphingomonas paucimobilis.
Annisa Muhyi, Amalia Aswin
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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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