Streptococcus constellatus causing concomitant extra and intracranial abscesses complicated with sagittal sinus thrombosis

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Farias, Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha, Firmino, Natália Nogueira, Sousa, Marcos Maciel, Lira, Mateus Lavor, Meireles, Leonardo Nogueira, Stolp, Ângela Maria Veras, Maia, Kelma Maria, Costa, Silvia Figueiredo, Perdigão, Lauro Vieira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9886223/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36722672
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946202365010
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Sumario: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

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