Cerebellar abscess caused by Shewanella putrefaciens.
We report a case of cerebellar abscess secondary to chronic otitis by caused by Shewanella putrefaciens and localized in the cerebellar hemisphere, in a paediatric patient.
Süzük
Serap
S
Laboratary of Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. serapsuzuk@hotmail.com
Yetener
Vedat
V
Ergüngör
Fikret
F
Balaban
Neriman
N
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020614:Shewanella putrefaciens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents