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Brain Abscess Associated with Polymicrobial Infection after Intraoral Laceration: A Pediatric Case Report
Joint Authors
Ochi, Fumihiro
Miyata, Toyohisa
Eguchi, Mariko
Eguchi-Ishimae, Minenori
Tauchi, Hisamichi
Nagai, Kozo
Moritani, Tomozo
Chisaka, Toshiyuki
Hamada, Junpei
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-03-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Brain abscesses, infections within the brain parenchyma, can arise as complications of various conditions including infections, trauma, and surgery.
However, brain abscesses due to polymicrobial organisms have rarely been reported in children.
We herein report a case of a 9-year-old girl with unresolved congenital cyanotic heart disease (CCHD) presenting with right hemiplegia who was diagnosed with brain abscess caused by Streptococcus intermedius, Parvimonas micra, and Fusobacterium nucleatum after oropharyngeal injury.
She was treated with intravenous antimicrobial therapy, drainage under craniotomy, and antiedema therapy with glycerol and goreisan, which led to the improvement of right hemiplegia to baseline; she was discharged following eight weeks of intravenous antimicrobial therapy.
The clinical diagnosis of the brain abscess was difficult due to the nonspecific presentation, highlighting the importance of cranial imaging without haste in patients at increased risk for brain abscesses such as those with CCHD, presenting with fever in the absence of localizing symptoms or fever, accompanied with abnormal neurological findings.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ochi, Fumihiro& Tauchi, Hisamichi& Miyata, Toyohisa& Moritani, Tomozo& Chisaka, Toshiyuki& Hamada, Junpei…[et al.]. 2020. Brain Abscess Associated with Polymicrobial Infection after Intraoral Laceration: A Pediatric Case Report. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150700
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ochi, Fumihiro…[et al.]. Brain Abscess Associated with Polymicrobial Infection after Intraoral Laceration: A Pediatric Case Report. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ochi, Fumihiro& Tauchi, Hisamichi& Miyata, Toyohisa& Moritani, Tomozo& Chisaka, Toshiyuki& Hamada, Junpei…[et al.]. Brain Abscess Associated with Polymicrobial Infection after Intraoral Laceration: A Pediatric Case Report. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150700
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150700