An interesting case of intracerebral MRSA.
This article describes a patient whose intracerebral MRSA may have been caused by a spider bite to the thigh 2 months earlier. The patient's headache, nausea, and vomiting initially were thought to be caused by a high-grade glioma. Most brain abscesses have otogenic sources and are not from distant hematogenous spread. Although systemic antibiotics help with symptomatology, surgical eradication (when feasible) followed by IV antibiotics, provides definitive treatment.
Robert Estridge, Jr., practices at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Shawnelle Contini practices pediatric and congenital neurosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D009325:Nausea; D001098:Spider Bites; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013848:Thigh
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