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case_images: Head CT revealing an 18 mm subgaleal fluid collection overlying the duraplasty.
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case_images: A repeat head CT scan obtained on day 28 of hospitalization identified an 18 mm subgaleal fluid collection overlying the duraplasty noted in Figure 1.
case_images: Repeat head CT was performed identifying an enlarging subgaleal fluid collection measuring 14 x 23 mm.
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case_images: Figure 2. The neurosurgical team believed the risk of removal of the titanium mesh was much greater than the benefit given her poor surgical candidacy attributed to comorbidities. Furthermore, a future procedure would be needed following removal.
case_images: MRI of the brain demonstrating a decrease in the subgaleal fluid collection from 18 mm to 8 mm.
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case_images: An MRI of the brain obtained 7 days after ertapenem was initiated revealed a decrease in the subgaleal fluid collection from 18 mm to 8 mm as noted in Figure 3.