Document Type

Journal Article

Study Type

casereport

Publication Date

5-4-2017

Journal

Cureus

Volume

9

Issue

5

DOI

10.7759/cureus.1223

Abstract

Sinusitis and otitis are common within the pediatric population. If left untreated, these can extend intracranially and lead to the development of infections in the various intracranial compartments resulting in a high rate of morbidity and mortality. We report the first case of an intrafalcine empyema, absent subdural purulence, in a patient with the likely spread from a sinogenic origin. This case illustrates the novelty of this as a pathological entity as well as the surgical considerations for intrafalcine purulence in the absence of expected subdural collections.

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1

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