title: Venous sinus thrombosis after Proteus vulgaris meningitis and concomitant Clostridium abscess formation.
abstract: A 19-y-old woman presented with Proteus vulgaris meningitis as a complication of chronic otitis media. Despite treatment with ceftazidime and amikacin no clinical improvement was observed. Cranial MRI revealed right-sided mastoiditis/otitis media and venous sinus thrombosis. After mastoidectomy, repeat cranial MRI demonstrated abscess formation in the venous sinuses. The abscess was drained. Clostridium spp. was isolated from the abscess culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hürrem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bodur
authors.forename: Aylin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colpan
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gozukucuk
authors.forename: Esragul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akinci
authors.forename: Mustafa Aydin
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cevik
authors.forename: Neriman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Balaban
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003013:Clostridium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications*; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011514:Proteus vulgaris / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents