• Przegla̧d lekarski · Jan 2009

    Case Reports

    [Meningeal empyema--still actual topic].

    • Krzysztof Oles, Jacek Składzień, Paweł Strek, Maciej Wiatr, Jerzy Tomik, and Henryk Podziorny.
    • Katedra i Klinika Otolaryngologii, Uniwersytet Jagielloński Collegium Medicum, Kraków.
    • Prz. Lek. 2009 Jan 1; 66 (11): 996-9.

    AbstractPus collection between dura matterand arachnoidis not an abscess but an empyema. Complains of severe headache, a lack of cooperation is observed, sometimes high fever, seizures, which may lead to an epileptic like condition. Patient gives an impression of a severely ill person. We report four different cases of intracranial complications, in the form of dural empyema diagnosed and treated in our Department. In the pre antibiotic therapy era, cerebrospinal meningeal empyema inevitably led to paralysis, paresis and death.

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