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Development of subdural empyema from subdural effusion after suppurative encephalitis: A case report

BACKGROUND: Chronic subdural effusion is very common in the cranial imaging of middle-aged and older people. Herein, we report a patient misdiagnosed with subdural effusion, who was eventually diagnosed with chronic subdural empyema (SDE) caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. CASE SUMMARY: A 63-year-o...

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Autores principales: Yang, Rui-Xi, Chen, Bei, Zhang, Yun, Yang, Yao, Xie, Shu, He, Lin, Shi, Jian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10131016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37122516
http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v11.i10.2315