title: Brain abscess induced by Propionibacterium acnes in a patient with severe chronic sinusitis.
abstract: Propionibacterium acnes has long been considered a contaminant organism. However, recently the isolation of this emerging pathogen has become a more difficult clinical challenge. Infections of the central nervous system caused by P. acnes have been strongly associated with neurosurgical procedures. We describe a patient with Propionibacterium acnes cerebral abscess developed as consequence of a severe chronic sinus disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Western Michigan University Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Oakland Drive, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zaffiri
authors.forename: Rasha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abdulmassih
authors.forename: Shafik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boyaji
authors.forename: Imad
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bagh
authors.forename: Amanda R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Loehrke
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed