title: Infected subdural hematoma in an infant.
abstract: We report the case of a 1-year-old boy with an infected subdural hematoma due to Streptococcus pneumoniae identified by latex agglutination test and polymerase chain reaction amplification of a bacteria-specific gene. The present case demonstrated the need to include infected subdural hematoma in the differential diagnosis of suspected subdural empyema, and suggested the usefulness of combining these methods to identify a causative organism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. hoshina@pediatr.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoshina
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kusuhara
authors.forename: Mitsumasa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizoguchi
authors.forename: Takato
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morioka
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: Tomonobu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hara
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D013354:Empyema, Subdural / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins