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Managing Pott's Puffy Tumor and Sinogenic or Otogenic Intracranial Empyema.
- Source :
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports . Jul2024, Vol. 29 Issue 7, p1-12. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The article offers information on the increasing incidence of sinogenic and otogenic intracranial empyemas following the COVID-19 pandemic, reviewing their presentation, imaging, and treatment. Topics include the severe complications of bacterial rhinosinusitis or otomastoiditis leading to cerebritis and brain abscesses, the polymicrobial nature involving gram-positive, gram-negative, and anaerobic bacteria, with a focus on Streptococcus anginosus group infections.
- Subjects :
- *OSTEOMYELITIS diagnosis
*FACE
*CONTINUING education units
*BLOOD
*HEADACHE
*OSTEOMYELITIS
*BRAIN
*FEVER
*SINUSITIS
*METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus
*STREPTOCOCCUS
*MAGNETIC resonance imaging
*VANCOMYCIN
*CELL culture
*FRONTAL bone
*METRONIDAZOLE
*MEDICAL drainage
*BRAIN abscess
*EMPYEMA
*CEFTRIAXONE
*C-reactive protein
*DISEASE complications
*SYMPTOMS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10823344
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178145659