Subdural empyema caused by Peptostreptococcus sp.: a complication of acute pharyngitis

ABSTRACT Subdural Empyema (ESD) is the collection of purulent fluid that develops between the exterior “dura mater” layer and the middle “arachnoid mater” layer that covers the brain. ESD can be caused by a primary infection located in the paranasal sinuses. In many aerobic and/or anaerobic bacteria...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Jesús Rojas-Jaimes, Alberto Diaz-Tello, Cristian Carpio Bazán, Meredith Kerrigan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2017
Subjects:
Subdural empyema
Peptostreptococcus sp
Collection infection
Pharyngitis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946201759083
https://doaj.org/article/78cb9a41b7954b7da5320bcda779f562
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Summary:ABSTRACT Subdural Empyema (ESD) is the collection of purulent fluid that develops between the exterior “dura mater” layer and the middle “arachnoid mater” layer that covers the brain. ESD can be caused by a primary infection located in the paranasal sinuses. In many aerobic and/or anaerobic bacterial cases, hearing or traumatic processes serve as the causative agent. This report presents pharyngitis in a young girl which later developed into a subdural empyema caused by the bacteria Peptostreptococcus sp. The report emphasizes the correct clinical valuation of pharyngitis as a risk factor for developing subdural empyema in children.

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