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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2023; 18(04): 823-825
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1777273
Case Report

Spontaneous Subdural Empyema: A Case Report

Deep Dutta
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Apollo Hospitals Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India
,
Shameem Ahmed
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Apollo Hospitals Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India
,
Abhigyan Borkotoky
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Apollo Hospitals Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India
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Abstract

Subdural empyema is the collection of purulent material between the dura mater and arachnoid. Subdural empyema most often occurs due to the direct extension of local infection. But spontaneous subdural empyema is a rare entity. In literature, not many cases of spontaneous subdural empyema by Escherichia coli are reported. Here we report a case of spontaneous subdural empyema along with a review of literature who was previously treated on the suspicion of encephalitis with urinary tract infection and then brought to our hospital.

Keywords

E. coli - encephalitis - paranasal sinuses - purulent - subdural empyema


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Article published online:
29 December 2023

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