Brainstem abscess caused by Haemophilus influenza and Peptostreptococcus species.
We present a patient with a solitary brainstem abscess caused by Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and Peptostreptococcus species. This is the first report of a Hib brainstem abscess in the English literature. Hib has been mainly associated with respiratory or nasal infections, and a few cases of intracerebral abscesses, but no brainstem abscesses have been described. The literature on solitary brainstem abscesses was reviewed and an overview of the literature between January 1984 and May 2009 is presented.
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Gießen, Klinikstrasse 29, 35385 Gießen, Germany. dr.stein@email.de
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Stein
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Schirotzek
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Preuss
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Scharbrodt
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Oertel
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010462:Peptostreptococcus; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications