Subdural empyema with extension to vertebral canal secondary to salmonellosis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.

CASE REPORT: A case of supratentorial subdural empyema extending to the superior subdural cervical space in a 14-year-old patient with systemic lupus erythematosus is presented. The presumed etiology of the empyema was an intestinal nontyphoidal salmonella infection. DISCUSSION: We review the neurological and neurosurgical complications in systemic lupus erythematosus.