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Subdural empyema with extension to vertebral canal secondary to salmonellosis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

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Case report. A case of supratentorial subdural empyema extending to the superior subdural cervical space in a 14-year-old patient with systemic lupus erythematosus is presented. The presumed etiology of the empyema was an intestinal nontyphoidal salmonella infection.

Discussion. We review the neurological and neurosurgical complications in systemic lupus erythematosus.

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  1. Neurosurgical Service, Pediatric Hospital Niño Jesús, Avda Menéndez Pelayo, 65, 28009 Madrid, Spain, , , , ,

    C. Alvarez Sastre,  F. Villarejo, Pascual A. Martin-Gamero &  C. Pérez Díaz

  2. Rheumatology Division, Pediatric Hospital Niño Jesús, Avda Menéndez Pelayo, 65, 28009 Madrid, Spain, , , , ,

    J. López Robledillo

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  1. C. Alvarez Sastre
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Alvarez Sastre, .C., Villarejo, .F., López Robledillo, .J. et al. Subdural empyema with extension to vertebral canal secondary to salmonellosis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Childs Nerv Syst 18, 528–531 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-002-0618-8

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