Meningitis due to Gemella haemolysans after radiofrequency trigeminal rhizotomy.
Meningitis due to Gemella haemolysans developed in a 73 year old woman after thermolysis of the Gasserian ganglion for trigeminal neuralgia. The taxonomy of this organism is discussed, and previous cases of infection are reviewed.
D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D010459:Peptococcaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery