Gemella morbillorum deep brain abscess successfully treated with combined stereotactic, medical, and imaging approach.
A rare case of brain abscess due to Gemella morbillorum, a normal inhabitant of the oral cavity, is presented. The aim of this report is to draw the attention of radiology literature readers to this little known pathogen, which caused a potentially life-threatening condition in an immunocompetent young man, and to emphasise the usefulness of a combined stereotactic, medical, and imaging approach to deep-located brain abscesses.
Messori
Anna
A
Neuroradiological Clinic, General Hospital Umberto I and University of Ancona, via Conca 1, Torrette di Ancona, 60020, Ancona, Italy.
Bartolucci
Francesca
F
Dini
Marco
M
Paggi
Alessandra Mataloni
AM
Ricciuti
Riccardo A
RA
Rychlicki
Franco
F
Salvolini
Ugo
U
D000328:Adult; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D040141:Staphylococcaceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002981:Clindamycin; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination