title: Subdural actinomycoma presenting as recurrent chronic subdural hematoma.
abstract: Actimomycosis is a rare chronic bacterial infection of the central nervous system, and subdural actinomycoma is extremely rare. This case report brings to bear an uncommon association between subdural actinomycosis with chronic subdural hematoma. Subdural actinomycoma may present as a diagnostic conundrum and could be mistaken radiologically for either a subdural hematoma or an empyaema.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Centre for Neurosurgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M. B. 2370 Sokoto, Nigeria.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Centre for Neurosurgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M. B. 2370 Sokoto, Nigeria.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Bot
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M. B. 2370 Sokoto, Nigeria.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahabi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Centre for Neurosurgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M. B. 2370 Sokoto, Nigeria.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aliu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Centre for Neurosurgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M. B. 2370 Sokoto, Nigeria.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Usman
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Centre for Neurosurgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M. B. 2370 Sokoto, Nigeria.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Shilong
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Centre for Neurosurgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M. B. 2370 Sokoto, Nigeria.
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Obande
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Centre for Neurosurgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M. B. 2370 Sokoto, Nigeria.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Shehu
keywords: Actimnomycosis; actinomycoma; actinomycosis; subdral haematoma; subdural subdural actinomycoma