Millward Christopher Paul, McMullan Nicola Kate, Vaiude Partha, da Rosa Sandra Perez, Riordan Andrew, Burn Sasha Clare, Sinha Ajay, Duncan Christian
From the *Department of Neurosurgery, †Supraregional Craniofacial Unit, and ‡Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
J Craniofac Surg. 2014 Mar;25(2):489-91. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000000643.
Intracranial infections caused by Salmonella are rare. We describe the first case of a child undergoing craniofacial surgery for trigonocephaly and subsequently developing an extradural abscess secondary to likely community-acquired Salmonella enteritidis. He underwent surgical washout but returned to theater for a further 2, alongside a prolonged course of intravenous ciprofloxacin. We observed extensive anterior skull bone loss at 78 days postoperatively. At 1 year 11 months, extensive anterior skull bone remodeling had taken place, and the child is currently well.