Meningioma

A rare, mostly benign, primary tumor of the meninges (arachnoid cap cells), usually located in the supratentorial compartment, commonly appearing in the sixth and seventh decade of life, clinically silent in most cases or causing hyperostosis close to the tumor and resulting in focal bulging and localized pain in less than 10% of cases. Additional features may include headache, seizures, gradual personality changes (apathy and dementia), anosmia, impaired vision, exophthalmos, hearing loss, ataxia, dysmetria, hypotonia, nystagmus, and rarely spontaneous bleeding.

Acne

A skin condition in which there is an increase in sebum secretion by the pilosebaceous apparatus associated with open comedones (blackheads), closed comedones (whiteheads), and pustular nodules (papules, pustules, and cysts).


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PMID (PMCID)
15261253
MALE Middle Aged
Propionibacterium acnes causing delayed subdural empyema - a case report and review of literature.
Ghalayini SR, Likhith AM, Golash A.
J Clin Neurosci. 2004;11(6):677-9.
The authors report a patient who presented with a delayed subdural empyema caused by Propionibacterium acnes following excision of a meningioma.