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CASE REPORT
Intracranial infection caused by minor skin contusion associated with previous craniotomy
  1. Ryota Mashiko1,
  2. Shijima Taguchi2,
  3. Tadamichi Tobita3,
  4. Yasushi Shibata1
  1. 1Mito Medical Center, Tukuba University, Mito, Japan
  2. 2Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Mito City, Japan
  3. 3Department of Otolaryngology, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Mito City, Japan
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ryota Mashiko, ryotamashiko{at}ybb.ne.jp

Summary

Minor damage to the scalp may lead to intracranial infection. Moreover, the postoperative state of the scalp, skull and meninges is especially noteworthy with respect to invasion of pathogens into the skull. Therefore, a detailed medical history should be obtained from patients with even minor scalp injuries to avoid intracranial infection. We herein report a case of intracranial infection caused by a minor scalp injury associated with previous craniotomy, which was missed at first.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-217833

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors All authors managed the patients. RM wrote the draft of manuscript and ST, TT and YS revised the manuscript.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.