title: Successful treatment of multiple subdural empyemata caused by Mycoplasma hominis in a newborn.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Josephine S C
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.forename: Simon Y T
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Tseung
authors.forename: Hugh S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Winnie C W
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ip
authors.forename: Hoi T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Cannon X L
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Pak C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008911:Minocycline