Pneumococcal infection of the cavum septi pellucidi and cavum vergae in a pediatric patient.
The cavum septi pellucidi and cavum vergae are unusual sites of intracranial infection. A child is reported with infection of the cavum septi pellucidi and cavum vergae associated with pneumococcal meningitis. The patient required surgical drainage of the abscess despite appropriate antibiotic therapy, and the clinical outcome was excellent.
Pong
Alice
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Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Chiuldren's Hospital and Health Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
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Hector E
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Senac
Melvin O
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Hartl
Katherine
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012688:Septum Pellucidum; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents