Infection of a lumbar dermoid cyst by an anaerobic peptococcus.
A case is reported of a dermoid cyst with a dermal sinus in a young adult, presenting as a subdural empyema due to an anaerobic peptococcus.
D000328:Adult; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000150:complications; D010460:Peptococcus; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology*; D013129:Spinal Puncture