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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2015; 10(02): 129-131
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.145051
CASE REPORT

Subdural actinomycoma presenting as recurrent chronic subdural hematoma

N Ismail
Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Centre for Neurosurgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M. B. 2370 Sokoto
,
G Bot
Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Centre for Neurosurgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M. B. 2370 Sokoto
,
S Sahabi
1   Department of Pathology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M. B. 2370 Sokoto
,
S Aliu
Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Centre for Neurosurgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M. B. 2370 Sokoto
,
B Usman
Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Centre for Neurosurgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M. B. 2370 Sokoto
,
D Shilong
Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Centre for Neurosurgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M. B. 2370 Sokoto
,
J Obande
Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Centre for Neurosurgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M. B. 2370 Sokoto
,
B Shehu
Department of Neurosurgery, Regional Centre for Neurosurgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M. B. 2370 Sokoto
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Actimomycosis is a rare chronic bacterial infection of the central nervous system, and subdural actinomycoma is extremely rare. This case report brings to bear an uncommon association between subdural actinomycosis with chronic subdural hematoma. Subdural actinomycoma may present as a diagnostic conundrum and could be mistaken radiologically for either a subdural hematoma or an empyaema.

Key-words:

Actimnomycosis - actinomycoma - actinomycosis - subdral haematoma - subdural subdural actinomycoma


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Article published online:
22 September 2022

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