Successful treatment of multiple subdural empyemata caused by Mycoplasma hominis in a newborn.
We report a case of neonatal subdural empyema caused by Mycoplasma hominis. The infant sustained severe birth-related eye injury and subsequently developed multiple subdural empyemata. This report illustrates the clinical presentation of this unusual infection and the crucial role of neurosurgical intervention and specific antimicrobial therapy for its successful management.
Chong
Josephine S C
JS
Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Tseung
Simon Y T
SY
Lam
Hugh S
HS
Chu
Winnie C W
WC
Ip
Margaret
M
Wong
Hoi T
HT
Zhu
Cannon X L
CX
Ng
Pak C
PC
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013354:Empyema, Subdural / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008911:Minocycline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D019535:Mycoplasma hominis / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D009772:Obstetrical Forceps / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008911:Minocycline