Intracranial actinomycosis in juvenile patients. Case report and review of the literature

Childs Nerv Syst. 1998 Sep;14(9):463-6. doi: 10.1007/s003810050262.

Abstract

A case of actinomycotic brain infection in a juvenile patient is described. Cases of actinomycosis affecting the head and neck are rare, particularly in juvenile patients. In this case complete resolution of the infection was achieved by means of surgical treatment and prolonged antibiotic therapy. The authors emphasize the importance of a combined approach for treatment of this unusual brain infection and stress the difficulties involved in the diagnosis of this pathology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abscess
  • Actinomycosis / diagnosis
  • Actinomycosis / drug therapy*
  • Actinomycosis / surgery*
  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Brain Abscess / diagnosis
  • Brain Abscess / drug therapy*
  • Brain Abscess / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents