title: Multiple brain abscesses in neonate caused by Edwardsiella tarda: case report.
abstract: A neonate presented with multiple brain abscesses caused by very unusual infection with the Gram-negative bacterium, Edwardsiella tarda. Serial changes in magnetic resonance imaging findings including diffusion-weighted imaging demonstrated the development from the late cerebritis to late capsule stages. The patient was successfully treated by external drainage, and has since reached normal development milestones. Early diagnosis with computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasound tomography, and prompt external drainage were essential to the good outcome of this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Nantan General Hospital, Nantan, Kyoto, Japan. thayato@pop07.odn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Hayato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Yuri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Kozue
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shiomi
authors.forename: Youichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Toyokawa
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Taizo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ebisu
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D020609:Edwardsiella tarda; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D013396:Suction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome