Citation
Ismail , Intan Hakimah and Othman, Norlijah and C. D., Zubaidah and Ahmad, Norazah
(2008)
Subdural collections due to non-typhi Salmonella infections in two Malaysian children.
Singapore Medical Journal, 49 (7).
e186-e189.
ISSN 0037-5675
Abstract
Subdural collections caused by Salmonella infection are rarely encountered in children. We present two cases caused by non-typhi Salmonella, one a four-and-a-half-month-old boy presenting with subdural effusion, and the other, a 16-month-old boy with empyema. The diagnosis was confirmed on blood and subdural pus cultures. One patient had status epilepticus following focal fit, and the other had prolonged fever without any localising signs of infection on admission. They responded well to prompt surgical drainage and prolonged systemic antibiotic therapy. Contrary to previous reports, both patients showed favourable outcome in terms of neurological sequelae
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subject: | Salmonella infections - Malaysia |
| Subject: | Salmonella — Detection - Malaysia |
| Subject: | Infection in children - Malaysia |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Science |
| Publisher: | Singapore Medical Association |
| Keywords: | Cerebral infection; Non-typhi Salmonella; Subdural ef fusion; Subdural empyema . |
| Depositing User: | Raja Norazlinda Raja Azenam |
| Date Deposited: | 09 May 2013 03:27 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Oct 2015 04:06 |
| URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16885 |
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