title: Prevotella brain abscess in a healthy young patient with a patent foramen ovale.
abstract: Brain abscesses are frequently caused by poly-microbial conditions. Comparatively, brain abscesses caused by Prevotella species are very rare. Right-to-left cardiac shunting due to a patent foramen ovale may predispose patients to infection. We report an isolated Prevotella brain abscess that occurred in a healthy, young, male patient with a patent foramen ovale. The patient did not have a clinically obvious odontogenic source of infection, and no other distant extracranial infectious sources were observed. The patient was successfully treated with stereotactic aspiration and antibiotics.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Goyang, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: seongrokhan@gmail.com.
authors: Seong Rok
authors: SR
authors: Han
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
authors: Chan Young
authors: CY
authors: Choi
authors: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
authors: Jae-Jin
authors: JJ
authors: Kwak
mesh_terms: D016866:Bacteroidaceae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018720:Prevotella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Brain abscess; Patent foramen ovale; Prevotella