Giant Subdural Abscess After Head Trauma
Infected subdural hematoma caused by hematogenous bacterial seeding is a rare entity that is difficult to distinguish from hemorrhagic progression on CT. Clinicians should consider secondary infection of subdural collections in patients with bacteremia and pursue prompt drainage when unexplained enlargement is observed.
Authors
- Yutaka Tsukamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5121-3124)
- Shuhei Yamano
- Yuki Matsunaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5562-9883)
- Koichi Hayakawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0360-9300)
- Osamu Tasaki
- Yoshihiro Aoki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2011-485X)
- Kazuhiko Suyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2694-2077)
- Atsuko Tachikawa
- Daisuke Sugawara
- Kensuke Takahashi
Institutions
- Nagasaki Medical Center (JP)
- Nagasaki University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.72476
- Primary Topic
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00