Abstract
F56, RH, heavy smoker, TIIDM on metformin, undergoes uneventful Right occipital craniotomy for breast Ca metastasis expressed with h/a and left sided hemianopia, 7 years earlier Right breast Ca 2010: mastectomy + node clearance + chemoradiotherapy (XRT for 6w then 18m herceptin), presents 6w post op with pus discharge from cranial wound, worsening h/a and low grade pyrexia, WBC 9.75, CRP 8.9, Na 132
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Abbreviations
- Abx:
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Antibiotics
- Ca:
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Cancer
- CRP:
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C reactive protein
- CSF:
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Cerebrospinal fluid
- CTH:
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Computed tomography head
- h/a:
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Headache
- IV:
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Intra venous
- Mets:
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Metastasis
- MRI:
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Magnetic resonance imaging
- Na:
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Sodium
- PICC line:
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Peripherally inserted central catheter
- r/o:
-
Rule out
- TIIDM:
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- WBC:
-
White blood cell count
- XRT:
-
Radiotherapy
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Tolias, C.M., Giamouriadis, A., Hogg, F.R.A., Ghimire, P. (2019). Post Operative Cranial Wound Infection. In: Neurosurgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98234-2_43
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