Brain abscess secondary to staphylococcemia: Case report

Márquez Rosales, Benjamín Alexander; Rozo Ortiz, Edwar Jassir; Barón Barón, Javier Orlando; Vargas R, Ledmar Jovanny; Agudelo Sanabria, Milena B.

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Acta Neurológica Colombiana

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Abstract

MARQUEZ ROSALES, Benjamín Alexander et al. Brain abscess secondary to staphylococcemia: Case report. Acta Neurol Colomb. [online]. 2020, vol.36, n.2, pp.75-80. ISSN 0120-8748. https://doi.org/10.22379/24224022281.

Brain abscesses are infrequent. Staphylococcus aureus has an important role as cause of intrahospital and extra hospital infections; the most common nosological entity is infection of soft tissues, although it can also affect other organs such as heart or brain.

CASE:

A 19-year-old woman presented with a 3-day course of arthralgia in the right knee, vomiting, and petechiae. S. aureus septicemia was diagnosed, presenting as an abscess with a stroke-like right hemiparesis.

DISCUSSION:

Brain abscesses are uncommon; presenting symptoms might be similar to a stroke. They are associated with several risk factors, three mechanisms of entry of the microorganism into the central nervous system have been recognized. The diagnosis is radiologic and its treatment will depend on the antibiogram.

Keywords : Brain Abscess; Endocarditis; Staphylococcus Aureus; Septicemia; Sepsis (MeSH).

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