Journal Basic Info

  • Impact Factor: 0.285**
  • H-Index: 6
  • ISSN: 2638-4558
  • DOI: 10.25107/2638-4558
**Impact Factor calculated based on Google Scholar Citations. Please contact us for any more details.

Major Scope

  •  Pain Management
  •  Child Birth
  •  Sexual Health
  •  Forensic and Legal Medicine
  •  Gastric Cancer
  •  Cardiovascular Medicine
  •  Genetics
  •  Mental Health

Abstract

Citation: Clin Case Rep Int. 2019;3(1):1118.DOI: 10.25107/2638-4558.1118

Subdural Empyema by Streptococcus pyogenes after Epidural Anesthesia

Tovar IC, Alonso LG, Romero MC, Vergara LL, Heredia CMG, Bollada MB, González IG, Andériz FO, Rey CP, Hernández CP, González MA, Malpica AB and Trondin A

Department of Neurocritical Intensive Care, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Spain Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Spain

*Correspondance to: Tovar IC 

 PDF  Full Text Case Report | Open Access

Abstract:

Central nervous system infections may occur after performing an epidural or spinal puncture, although they are rare. As reported in different articles, the most common causative microorganism is Streptococcus, particularly those from the Viridans group. We present the case of a postpartum woman with an epidural empyema due to Streptococcus pyogenes, which is manifested with paraesthesia in the upper left limb and headache, so a nuclear magnetic resonance is performed where a right extra-axial frontal-parietal collection suggestive of subdural empyema is described. The patient was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy and underwent surgical removal, with a resolution of the clinical picture.

Keywords:

Cite the Article:

Tovar IC, Alonso LG, Romero MC, Vergara LL, Heredia CMG, Bollada MB, et al. Subdural Empyema by Streptococcus pyogenes after Epidural Anesthesia. Clin Case Rep Int. 2019;3:1118.

Search Our Journal

Journal Indexed In

Articles with Grants

Cumulative Rate and Factors Associated with Self- Reported Work Disability among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Data from the Province of Cordoba, Argentina
 Abstract  PDF  Full Text
Multidisciplinary Approach to Scheduling Surgery for Diabetic Foot: A Case Report
 Abstract  PDF  Full Text
View More...