Intracranial complications after surgical removal of nasal polyps

Acute otitis media can be caused by viruses (nonsuppurative inflammation) and bacteria (suppurative inflammation). The suppurative inflammation is a risk factor for endocranial complications, including subdural empyema burdened with a high mortality. The authors present a clinical case of a 67-year-...

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Autores principales: Nowacka, Agnieszka, Śniegocki, Maciej, Smuczyński, Wojciech, Woźniak-Dąbrowska, Kamila
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8079169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33948159
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjab109
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Sumario:Acute otitis media can be caused by viruses (nonsuppurative inflammation) and bacteria (suppurative inflammation). The suppurative inflammation is a risk factor for endocranial complications, including subdural empyema burdened with a high mortality. The authors present a clinical case of a 67-year-old man treated by surgery for a subdural empyema in the course of the acute suppurative otitis media.

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