Simultaneous brain and intramedullary spinal abscesses in a patient with Streptococcus intermedius infection

Authors

David P. Friedman, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Joseph DeSimone Jr, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Aaron Christensen, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Matthew Pettengill, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2021

Comments

This article is the author’s final published version in Clinical Infection in Practice, Volume 12, November 2021, Article number 100090.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinpr.2021.100090. Copyright © Friedman et al.

Abstract

A male patient in his thirties presented to the hospital with meningismus and altered mental status. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis confirmed meningitis, but no microorganisms were identified. Head imaging (MRI) revealed multiple brain abscesses. Surgically-collected brain specimens revealed Gram-positive cocci and subsequently grew Streptococcus intermedius. MRI of the thoracic spine subsequently also identified an intramedullary spinal abscess. While brain abscesses and spinal abscesses caused by S. intermedius have been previously reported, the extent of disseminated disease in the patient was noteworthy.

Recommended Citation

Friedman, David P.; DeSimone, Joseph Jr; Christensen, Aaron; and Pettengill, Matthew, "Simultaneous brain and intramedullary spinal abscesses in a patient with Streptococcus intermedius infection" (2021). Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers. Paper 343.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/pacbfp/343

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English