Subdural empyema caused by Peptostreptococcus sp.: a complication of acute pharyngitis

Authors

  • Jesús Rojas-Jaimes Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Escuela de Biología; Laboratorio de Microbiología
  • Alberto Diaz-Tello Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; Departamento de Microbiología
  • Cristian Carpio Bazán Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; Departamento de Neurología
  • Meredith Kerrigan Tulane University; School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Keywords:

Subdural empyema, Peptostreptococcus sp, Collection infection, Pharyngitis

Abstract

Subdural Empyema (ESD) is the collection of purulent fluid that develops between the exterior “dura mater” layer and the middle “arachnoid mater” layer that covers the brain. ESD can be caused by a primary infection located in the paranasal sinuses. In many aerobic and/or anaerobic bacterial cases, hearing or traumatic processes serve as the causative agent. This report presents pharyngitis in a young girl which later developed into a subdural empyema caused by the bacteria Peptostreptococcus sp. The report emphasizes the correct clinical valuation of pharyngitis as a risk factor for developing subdural empyema in children.

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Published

2017-01-01

Issue

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

Subdural empyema caused by Peptostreptococcus sp.: a complication of acute pharyngitis. (2017). Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 59, e83. https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/143762