title: [Chronic subdural hematoma infected by Campylobacter fetus: case report].
abstract: We report here a rare case of chronic subdural hematoma infected by Campylobacter fetus in a 86-year-old woman. She was admitted for confusion and disorientation in a context of high fever and diarrhoea. After two surgeries, the evolution was finally good with a combination of antibiotics (amoxicillin and clindamycin). Chronic subdural hematoma is a potential site for bacterial infection. Our case suggests that C. fetus infection should be suspected in elderly patients presenting with fever and enteritis. The frequency of such cases may be underestimated, due to the difficult diagnosis of C. fetus. It is also suspected that C. fetus could play a role in the recurrence of hematoma, because of its vessel tropism.
authors.affiliation: Service de neurochirurgie, hôpital Dupuytren, CHU de Limoges, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87042 Limoges, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dost
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Denes
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hidri
authors.forename: M-C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Ploy
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Barraud
authors.forename: J-J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Moreau
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caire
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D020200:Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents