J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
1988 Aug;17(4):807-814.
A Case of Campylobacter Fetus Subdural Empyema
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Systemic infections of campylobacter fetus are rare in human beings. Only 22 cases(including our case) of C. fetus infection have been reported in Korea. We are presenting a case of subdural empyema caused by C. fetus. The patient was a 71 year old man of chronic alcoholism.