Foreign-Body Reaction Mimicking Postneurosurgical Infection After Cranioplasty

Authors

David Brett-Major, University of Nebraska Medical CenterFollow
Sean M. Baraniak, National Naval Medical Center
Jonathan E. Gilhooly, National Naval Medical Center
Rebecca L. Christensen, National Naval Medical Center
Gerald T. Grant, National Naval Medical Center
Rocco A. Armonda, National Naval Medical Center
Anuradha Ganesan, Uniformed Services Universty of the Health Sciences

Document Type

Article

Journal Title

Military Medicine

Publication Date

2008

Volume

173

Abstract

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.

DOI Link

10.7205/milmed.173.7.697

ISSN

0026-4075

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 License.

Rights

U.S. Government Work

Recommended Citation

Brett-Major, David; Baraniak, Sean M.; Gilhooly, Jonathan E.; Christensen, Rebecca L.; Grant, Gerald T.; Armonda, Rocco A.; and Ganesan, Anuradha, "Foreign-Body Reaction Mimicking Postneurosurgical Infection After Cranioplasty" (2008). Journal Articles: Epidemiology. 19.
https://digitalcommons.unmc.edu/coph_epidem_articles/19