Eikenella corrodens brain abscess after repeated periodontal manipulations cured with imipenem and neurosurgery.
Eikenella corrodens is a facultatively anaerobic gram-negative rod that colonizes the oral cavity and very rarely produces central nervous system (CNS) infections. Frontal lobe abscesses are occasionally associated with a dental source of infection. We report a case of an adult man with overzealous...
| Published in: | Infection Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 240 - 243 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
| Format: | case study diagnostic images Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Aug2002
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| Summary: | Eikenella corrodens is a facultatively anaerobic gram-negative rod that colonizes the oral cavity and very rarely produces central nervous system (CNS) infections. Frontal lobe abscesses are occasionally associated with a dental source of infection. We report a case of an adult man with overzealous dental cleaning habits who developed a right frontal brain abscess caused by E. corrodens. He underwent neurosurgical drainage of the pus and was successfully treated with imipenem 4 g/i.v./day for 4 weeks with no complications. Repeated periodontal trauma could explain the Eikenella brain abscess in this case. |
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