Subdural Empyema after Tooth Extraction in which Capnocytophaga Species was Isolated

We describe a patient with meningitis and a subdural empyema arising from an infection after teeth extraction in which Capnocytophaga species was detected. The patient was a 54-y-old man without any underlying diseases. A computerized tomography scan showed a subdural empyema 21 d after the extracti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2000, Vol.32 (6), p.704-705
1. Verfasser:	Takashi Yoshii, Shungo Furudoi, Atsushi Kohjitani, Kei-Ichi Kuwamura, Takahide Komori
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the nervous system. Bacterial myositis Biological and medical sciences Capnocytophaga Capnocytophaga - isolation & purification Empyema, Subdural - diagnosis Empyema, Subdural - etiology Empyema, Subdural - microbiology Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - etiology Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - microbiology Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Meningitis, Bacterial - diagnosis Meningitis, Bacterial - etiology Meningitis, Bacterial - microbiology Middle Aged subdural empyema Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tooth Extraction - adverse effects
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe a patient with meningitis and a subdural empyema arising from an infection after teeth extraction in which Capnocytophaga species was detected. The patient was a 54-y-old man without any underlying diseases. A computerized tomography scan showed a subdural empyema 21 d after the extraction.
ISSN:	0036-5548 1651-1980
DOI:	10.1080/003655400459702