Abstract
This paper deals with a case of brain abscess due to Streptobacillus moniliformis (the cause of the streptobacillary type of rat-bite fever) and Actinobacterium meyerii. Brain abscesses due to these micro-organisms are rare. The possible causative mechanisms in this particular case and the diagnostic and therapeutic management of brain abscesses in general are discussed.
MeSH terms
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Actinomycosis* / microbiology
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Adult
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Brain Abscess / diagnostic imaging
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Brain Abscess / drug therapy
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Brain Abscess / etiology*
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Brain Abscess / microbiology
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Dexamethasone / therapeutic use
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections* / microbiology
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Female
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Humans
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Penicillin G / therapeutic use
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Streptobacillus / isolation & purification
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Substances
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Dexamethasone
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Penicillin G