Mueller Kyle, Myseros John
Neurosurgery, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital.
Neurosurgery, Children's national medical center.
Cureus. 2017 May 4;9(5):e1223. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1223.
Sinusitis and otitis are common within the pediatric population. If left untreated, these can extend intracranially and lead to the development of infections in the various intracranial compartments resulting in a high rate of morbidity and mortality. We report the first case of an intrafalcine empyema, absent subdural purulence, in a patient with the likely spread from a sinogenic origin. This case illustrates the novelty of this as a pathological entity as well as the surgical considerations for intrafalcine purulence in the absence of expected subdural collections.
鼻窦炎和中耳炎在儿科人群中很常见。如果不进行治疗,这些疾病可能会向颅内蔓延,导致颅内各个腔隙发生感染,从而造成高发病率和死亡率。我们报告了首例镰下积脓病例,该患者无硬膜下积脓,感染可能源于鼻窦。此病例说明了这种疾病作为一种病理实体的新颖性,以及在没有预期硬膜下积液的情况下对镰下积脓的手术考量。