Metastatic intracranial subdural empyema from renal cyst infection in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Abstract

In summary, we report a case of ADPKD complicated with intracranial subdural empyema caused by E.coli. The link between these remote infections was confirmed by clinical pharmacological and molecular sub-typing methods of the responsible microorganism and suggest that the empyema was a metastatic renal infection. This case calls for the need for adequate control of urinary tract infections in ADPKD patients to avoid fatal metastatic infection. © The Author [2005]. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of ERA-EDTA. All rights reserved.