Haemophilus paraphrophilus, a rare cause of intracerebral abscess in children.
We report on a 3-year-old boy presenting with left-sided eyelid myocloni due to an intracranial abscess harboring Haemophilus paraphrophilus. This is the first description of an intracranial infection with this pathogen in a child.
Hoefele
Julia
J
University Children's Hospital, Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Kroener
Carolin
C
Berweck
Steffen
S
Peraud
Aurelia
A
Grabein
Beatrice
B
Wintergerst
Uwe
U
Liese
Johannes
J
D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D044136:Haemophilus paraphrophilus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male
D002511:Cephalosporins