Haemophilus paraphrophilus; a rare cause of intracranial abscess.
We report a case of a 42-year-old man man who presented with neurological symptoms and was found to have an intracranial abscess. A stereotactic aspiration of the abscess yielded a pure growth of Haemophilus paraphrophilus. The patient responded to treatment with cefotaxime. We postulate the mechanism of infection in this patient.
Hart
A J
AJ
Department of Neurosurgery, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
Thompson
P
P
Casey
A T
AT
Davies
A P
AP
Stannard
A J
AJ
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006190:Haemophilus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D002511:Cephalosporins; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D002439:Cefotaxime