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01-03-2022 | Incision | Case Report - Infection

Uncommon presentations of a neurosurgical site infection: impaired wound healing with hypergranulation and crust formation

Authors: Dennis R. Buis, Hisse Arnts, K. Mariam Slot, Myron G. Best, W. Peter Vandertop

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 3/2022

Abstract

Hypergranulation and crust formation after cranial neurosurgery is rare. We report three patients with an uncommon form of hypergranulation with extensive crust formation after cranial neurosurgery, associated with a St. Aureus infection of the scalp, and propose that this is a form of pyogenic dermatitis, as is commonly seen among domestic animals with a coat of fur. It can be treated conservatively. We propose a treatment algorithm.

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Title: Uncommon presentations of a neurosurgical site infection: impaired wound healing with hypergranulation and crust formation
Authors: Dennis R. Buis
Hisse Arnts
K. Mariam Slot
Myron G. Best
W. Peter Vandertop
Publication date: 01-03-2022
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Keywords: Incision
Cefazolin
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 3/2022
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-021-05041-5

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