A Case Report of a Rare COVID-19 Complication: a Subdural Empyema in a Pediatric Female

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Authors

Christine Carline, Beaumont Heath Resident
Scott Klein, Beaumont Health Resident
Christopher Cooley, Beaumont Health
Daniel Zoller, Beaumont Health

Description

• There have been few reported cases of intracranial complications in patients with COVID-19 and even fewer cases in children.

• A subdural empyema (SDE) is an intracranial abscess between the dura and arachnoid mater.

• A SDE usually occurs due to sinusitis, most commonly the frontal sinus, or acute otitis media

Publication Date

5-2022

Keywords

COVID-19 complications, subdural empyema

Disciplines

Emergency Medicine | Pediatrics

Recommended Citation

Carlline C, Klein S, Cooley C, Zoller D. A case report of a rare COVID-19 complication: a subdural empyema in a pediatric female. Presented at Beaumont Hospital Farmington Hills 2022 Alvin Yarrows Research Day; 2022 May; Farmington Hills, MI.

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Presented at 2022 Alvin Yarrows Research Day at Beaumont Hospital Farmington Hills, Farmington Hills, MI, May 2022.

Also presented at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM) Statewide Campus Poster Day, Troy Michigan, February 2022