Enterococcal cerebellopontine angle abscess in a 12-year-old female
Despite advances in imaging and antibiotic treatment, brain abscess is still encountered occasionally. Various aerobic and anaerobic bacteria have been reported as causative agents of brain abscess but only a few cases of enterococcal brain abscesses have been reported. Here we report a case of brai...
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| description | Despite advances in imaging and antibiotic treatment, brain abscess is still encountered occasionally. Various aerobic and anaerobic bacteria have been reported as causative agents of brain abscess but only a few cases of enterococcal brain abscesses have been reported. Here we report a case of brain abscess in a 12-year-old female patient, who presented with a history of fever, chills, headache, convulsions since seven days and history of altered sensorium and aphasia since the last two days<b> . </b> The patient had chronic suppurative otitis media of both ears following trauma and presented with ear discharge. The diagnosis of brain abscess was done by computerized tomography scan and the pus was aspirated by left suboccipital burr hole operation. <i>Enterococcus species </i>was cultured from the aspirated pus sample. The patient responded to surgical drainage and antibiotic treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22c44d5f38b24972aa278006f5949fb92022-12-22T03:15:37ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Global Infectious Diseases0974-777X0974-82452010-01-01216769Enterococcal cerebellopontine angle abscess in a 12-year-old femaleSonavane AlkaBaradkar VasantKumar SimitDespite advances in imaging and antibiotic treatment, brain abscess is still encountered occasionally. Various aerobic and anaerobic bacteria have been reported as causative agents of brain abscess but only a few cases of enterococcal brain abscesses have been reported. Here we report a case of brain abscess in a 12-year-old female patient, who presented with a history of fever, chills, headache, convulsions since seven days and history of altered sensorium and aphasia since the last two days<b> . </b> The patient had chronic suppurative otitis media of both ears following trauma and presented with ear discharge. The diagnosis of brain abscess was done by computerized tomography scan and the pus was aspirated by left suboccipital burr hole operation. <i>Enterococcus species </i>was cultured from the aspirated pus sample. The patient responded to surgical drainage and antibiotic treatment.http://www.bioline.org.br/request?10013Brain abscessComputerized tomography<i> Enterococcus species</i> |
| spellingShingle | Sonavane Alka Baradkar Vasant Kumar Simit Enterococcal cerebellopontine angle abscess in a 12-year-old female Journal of Global Infectious Diseases Brain abscess Computerized tomography <i> Enterococcus species</i> |
| title | Enterococcal cerebellopontine angle abscess in a 12-year-old female |
| title_full | Enterococcal cerebellopontine angle abscess in a 12-year-old female |
| title_fullStr | Enterococcal cerebellopontine angle abscess in a 12-year-old female |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enterococcal cerebellopontine angle abscess in a 12-year-old female |
| title_short | Enterococcal cerebellopontine angle abscess in a 12-year-old female |
| title_sort | enterococcal cerebellopontine angle abscess in a 12 year old female |
| topic | Brain abscess Computerized tomography <i> Enterococcus species</i> |
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