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Case Reports
. 2005 Jul;61(3):281-3.
doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(05)80176-5. Epub 2011 May 30.

Subdural Empyema: A Rare Complication of Chronic Otitis Media

A K Das  1 , Kiran Jumani  2 , R C Kashyap  3
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Case Reports

Subdural Empyema: A Rare Complication of Chronic Otitis Media

A K Das et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2005 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Otitis media; Subdural empyema.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Abscess below right temporalis muscle and thrombosis of the ipsilateral transverse sinus (arrow)
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Arrow showing abscess under right tentorium cerebelli
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MR angiography showing normal flow in the intracranial venous sinuses
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