title: Concomitant lung and brain abscesses: a rare presentation of a common bacteria.
abstract: Streptococcusanginosusis a member of the Streptococcus millerigroup, known to cause suppurative infections of the deep tissues. There have been very few case reports of the bacteria presenting with concomitant lung and brain abscesses. We describe a patient with new, onset seizures, subsequently diagnosed with S. anginosuslungandbrain abscesses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA. mutneja@resident.uchc.edu
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mutneja
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA.
authors.forename: Mamta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Silverstein
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D034366:Streptococcus anginosus; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed