Foreign-body reaction mimicking postneurosurgical infection after cranioplasty

David M. Brett-Major; Sean M. Baraniak; Jonathan E. Gilhooly; Rebecca L. Christensen; Gerald T. Grant; Rocco A. Armonda; Anuradha Ganesan

doi:10.7205/MILMED.173.7.697

Foreign-body reaction mimicking postneurosurgical infection after cranioplasty

David M. Brett-Major, Sean M. Baraniak, Jonathan E. Gilhooly, Rebecca L. Christensen, Gerald T. Grant, Rocco A. Armonda, Anuradha Ganesan

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The case of a 57-year-old woman who suffered a fall is presented. After a polymethyl malacrylate revision cranioplasty, she presented with signs, symptoms, and intraoperative findings consistent with postneurosurgical infection. Dural foreign-body reaction was diagnosed, and parenteral antibiotic therapy was discontinued successfully.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	697-699
Number of pages	3
Journal	Military medicine
Volume	173
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7205/MILMED.173.7.697
State	Published - Jul 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Foreign-body reaction mimicking postneurosurgical infection after cranioplasty

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