Subdural empyema due to salmonella infection.
A case of a 6-month-old child with a Salmonella subdural empyema is reported. The causative organism was never suspected until the culture report was available. The child responded well to surgical drainage and antibiotic therapy.
Jain
K C
KC
Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Mahapatra
A K
AK
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage; D013354:Empyema, Subdural / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005490:Focal Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification*