SMJ articles in the category "brain abscess"

Case Report

Unsuspected Polymicrobial Brain Abscess Arising from an Intra-Abdominal Source in a Patient with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

The unusual and unprecedented occurrence of a patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) and a polymicrobial abscess with three different organisms, including fungi, is reported. The patient was a 48-year-old woman with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and HHT who was brought to the hospital after a motor vehicle accident…

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Case Report

Streptococcus sanguinis Brain Abscess as Complication of Subclinical Endocarditis: Emphasizing the Importance of Prompt Diagnosis

A 19-year-old male patient was diagnosed with S. sanguinis brain abscess of unknown etiopathology as a complication of subclinical endocarditis. While viridans streptococci are implicated in dental seeding to the heart, S. sanguinis brain abscesses are rare. Six previous cases of S. sanguinis brain abscess in the literature reported dental…

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Expired CME Article

Brain Abscess and Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

Abstract:Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder that can lead to serious central nervous system complications including hemorrhage, ischemia, and infection. Symptoms can be mild, making diagnosis problematic. Fifty-three prior cases of HHT and brain abscess are described, in addition to two new cases. The clinical manifestations…

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Review Article

Central Nervous System Infections in Transplant Recipients by Cladophialophora bantiana

Cladophialophora bantiana, a dematiaceous fungus, is an uncommon pathogenic organism originally thought to more commonly affect immunocompetent patients. Increasing numbers of reports, however, describe the organism affecting immunocompromised patients. Like all dematiaceous fungi, Cladophialophora can be recognized in histopathologic sections by the golden-brown coloration in the walls of the hyphae….

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