Yersinia enterolitica bacteremia with intracranial extension.
We report an unusual observation of Yersinia enterolitica (YE) bacteremia with subcutaneous with subcutaneous abscesses on the scalp and, by gradual extension, cerebritis in a diabetic patient. All clinical signs disappeared after surgical drainage of the abscesses and protracted antibiotherapy. The well-known affinity of YE for iron led us to demonstrate an unrecognized hemochromatosis.
Coppens
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Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Molière-Longchamp, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Sztern
B
B
Korman
D
D
Lustman
F
F
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents