| Osteomyelitis of Skull with Underlying Brain Abscess. | |
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PMID: 21344198 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Neonatal osteomyelitis of the calvaria is a rare condition. The present case report describes a 4-week-old infant with osteomyelitis of the right parietal and temporal bones caused by Staphylococcus aureus. CT scan revealed a characteristic "moth-eaten" appearance and multiloculated brain abscess with encephalomalacia, which was successfully treated by appropriate intravenous antibiotics along with surgical drainage . In follow up, baby developed spastic cerebral palsy of hemiplegic type. |
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Rajniti Prasad; Nishant Verma; O P Mishra; A Srivastava |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-2-23 |
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Title: Indian journal of pediatrics Volume: - ISSN: 0973-7693 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-2-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0417442 Medline TA: Indian J Pediatr Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India, rajnitip@gmail.com. |
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