Streptococcus constellatus causing concomitant extra and intracranial abscesses complicated with sagittal sinus thrombosis.
Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha FariasNatália Nogueira FirminoMarcos Maciel SousaMateus Lavor LiraLeonardo Nogueira MeirelesÂngela Maria Veras StolpKelma Maria MaiaSílvia Figueiredo CostaLauro Vieira Perdigão NetoPublished in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo (2023)
Streptococcus constellatus is a gram-positive coccus member of the Streptococcus anginosus group (SAG). It can be found in the oral flora, and may cause abscess more commonly in the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, and heart. Brain abscesses are severe neurological infections with high mortality rates. Streptococcus species other than S. pneumoniae are rare causes of brain abscesses. This case report highlights a severe case of extra and intracranial abscesses due to S. constellatus in an immunocompetent host.
Keyphrases
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- candida albicans
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- white matter
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- pulmonary embolism
- heart failure
- staphylococcus aureus
- cerebral ischemia
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- functional connectivity
- escherichia coli
- optic nerve
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- coronary artery disease
- atrial fibrillation
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