title: Thalamic abscess caused by a rare pathogen:streptococcus constellatus.
abstract: Streptococcus constellatusis a microorganism that lives commensally in the oropharyngeal region, urogenital region, and intestinal tract. However, it can cause infection in patients with certain predisposing factors. Rarely, this microorganism can cause a brain abscess. Thalamic localization of brain abscesses is much rarer than abscesses in other locations of the brain. Brain abscess caused bystreptococcus constellatusare very rarely been reported in the literature. We present a rare case of a left-sided thalamic abscess caused bystreptococcus constellatusin a 25-year-old male patient who was injured by shrapnel pieces in the head and who was malnourished. The patient was successfully treated by stereotactic aspiration and antibiotherapy.
authors: Dr.Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ist anbul, Turkey.
authors: Özgür
authors: Ö
authors: Şenol
authors: Dr.Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ist anbul, Turkey.
authors: Hikmet Turan
authors: HT
authors: Süslü
authors: Dr.Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ist anbul, Turkey.
authors: Necati
authors: N
authors: Tatarlı
authors: Dr.Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ist anbul, Turkey.
authors: Mehmet
authors: M
authors: Tiryaki
authors: Dr.Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ist anbul, Turkey.
authors: Bülent
authors: B
authors: Güçlü
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D034365:Streptococcus constellatus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Thalamic abscess; malnourishment; stereotactic aspiration; streptococcus constellatus