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¹Istanbul University School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Trakya University
²School of Medicine, Departments of Neurosurgery, Edirne, Turkey
³ School of Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics, Edirne, Turkey A 13 month old girl with bilateral subdural empyema that was shown to be caused by Salmonella paratyphi A is presented. Twenty-four cases of subdural empyema caused by Salmonella species/strains are reported in literature. Subdural empyema that is caused by Salmonella paratyphi A has not been described previously. Treatment consists of surgical decompression by craniotomy and systemic antibiotics in this case. Keywords : Craniotomy, Salmonella paratyphi A, subdural empyema