Eikenella Corrodens and Streptococcus anginosus co-infection causing skull base osteomyelitis and internal carotid artery lesion
A 35-year-old male presented with headaches and fevers. MRI of his head showed skull-based infection of the clivus extended to the right internal carotid artery. Blood and sinus cultures were positive for Eikenella corrodens and Streptococcus anginosus. He had intravenous antibiotics and sinus washo...
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| description | A 35-year-old male presented with headaches and fevers. MRI of his head showed skull-based infection of the clivus extended to the right internal carotid artery. Blood and sinus cultures were positive for Eikenella corrodens and Streptococcus anginosus. He had intravenous antibiotics and sinus washout. The patient had full neurological recovery following this. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38c988674c6a46da9aee674d0d9ab3f32022-12-21T22:22:20ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092020-01-0120e00740Eikenella Corrodens and Streptococcus anginosus co-infection causing skull base osteomyelitis and internal carotid artery lesionKishan Patel0Connie Park1Zain Memon2Nazish Ilyas3Corresponding author at: Zucker School of Medicine, 100 East 77th Street NY, NY, 10075, USA.; Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, Department of Internal Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital New York, NY, USAZucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, Department of Internal Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital New York, NY, USAZucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, Department of Internal Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital New York, NY, USAZucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, Department of Internal Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital New York, NY, USAA 35-year-old male presented with headaches and fevers. MRI of his head showed skull-based infection of the clivus extended to the right internal carotid artery. Blood and sinus cultures were positive for Eikenella corrodens and Streptococcus anginosus. He had intravenous antibiotics and sinus washout. The patient had full neurological recovery following this.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920300482Streptococcus anginosusEikenella corrodensSkull-based osteomyelitisInternal carotid artery infection |
| spellingShingle | Kishan Patel Connie Park Zain Memon Nazish Ilyas Eikenella Corrodens and Streptococcus anginosus co-infection causing skull base osteomyelitis and internal carotid artery lesion IDCases Streptococcus anginosus Eikenella corrodens Skull-based osteomyelitis Internal carotid artery infection |
| title | Eikenella Corrodens and Streptococcus anginosus co-infection causing skull base osteomyelitis and internal carotid artery lesion |
| title_full | Eikenella Corrodens and Streptococcus anginosus co-infection causing skull base osteomyelitis and internal carotid artery lesion |
| title_fullStr | Eikenella Corrodens and Streptococcus anginosus co-infection causing skull base osteomyelitis and internal carotid artery lesion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eikenella Corrodens and Streptococcus anginosus co-infection causing skull base osteomyelitis and internal carotid artery lesion |
| title_short | Eikenella Corrodens and Streptococcus anginosus co-infection causing skull base osteomyelitis and internal carotid artery lesion |
| title_sort | eikenella corrodens and streptococcus anginosus co infection causing skull base osteomyelitis and internal carotid artery lesion |
| topic | Streptococcus anginosus Eikenella corrodens Skull-based osteomyelitis Internal carotid artery infection |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920300482 |
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