Literature DB >> 24600777

Concomitant lung and brain abscesses: a rare presentation of a common bacteria.

Rahul Mutneja1, Mamta Shah2, Nicole Silverstein2.   

Abstract

Streptococcusanginosusis a member of the Streptococcus millerigroup, known to cause suppurative infections of the deep tissues. There have been very few case reports of the bacteria presenting with concomitant lung and brain abscesses. We describe a patient with new, onset seizures, subsequently diagnosed with S. anginosuslungandbrain abscesses.

Entities:  

Mesh:

Year:  2014        PMID: 24600777

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Conn Med        ISSN: 0010-6178


  2 in total

1.  How an Opportunistic Infection Can Mess with Your Brain and Take Your Breath Away: A Rare Case of Simultaneous Lung and Brain Abscess due to Streptococcus anginosus.

Authors:  Farah Al-Saffar; Daisy Torres-Miranda; Saif Ibrahim; Adil Shujaat
Journal:  Case Rep Infect Dis       Date:  2015-04-01

2.  Intra-Abdominal Abscess and Primary Peritonitis Caused by Streptococcus anginosus.

Authors:  Huseyin Agah Terzi; Tayfur Demiray; Mehmet Koroglu; Guner Cakmak; Ihsan Hakki Ciftci; Ahmet Ozbek; Mustafa Altindis
Journal:  Jundishapur J Microbiol       Date:  2016-05-17       Impact factor: 0.747

  2 in total

北京卡尤迪生物科技股份有限公司 © 2022-2023.