Isolation of Haemophilus parahaemolyticus in a patient with cryptogenic brain abscess.
Haemophilus parahaemolyticus rarely causes disease in humans. We present the case of a 68-y-old man who suffered from a brain abscess over the right-side thalamus and midbrain. Stereotactic aspirates grew H. parahaemolyticus. No portal of entry for the microorganism was identified in this case. The patient made a good recovery after treatment.
Chen
C C
CC
Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming School of Medicine, Taiwan.
Wang
S J
SJ
Fuh
J L
JL
D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D006190:Haemophilus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013788:Thalamus / Q000382:microbiology*