Subdural empyema caused by hematogenous dissemination from an abscess in thigh to a preexisting chronic subdural hematoma--case report.
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A 63-year-old male with a preexisting chronic subdural hematoma presented with progressive confusion and left hemiparesis as well as high fever. Subdural empyema was strongly suspected. At surgery, the empyema was encapsulated by definite inner and outer membranes. Cultures isolated from the subdural fluid and from an abscess of his left thigh yielded methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. A pulsed-field gel electrophoresis showed these two strains were genetically identical. Hematogenous infection of a preexisting subdural hematoma is an extremely rare cause of subdural empyema.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neurologia medico-chirurgica
دوره 38 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998