Open AccessSnapshot in surgery: brain abscess as a complication of a recurrent sigmoid diverticular abscess
Author(s) -
Zhou Zhaowei,
Wuppalapati Siddhartha,
Scott Nigel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.272
Subject(s) - medicine , abscess , surgery , complication , diverticulitis , brain abscess , sigmoid function , sigmoid colon , radiology , general surgery , rectum , machine learning , artificial neural network , computer science
Key Clinical Message A 35‐year‐old man was found to have a cerebral abscess secondary to a recurrent sigmoid diverticular abscess. Both cultures grew Streptococcus anginosus. Brain abscess is a rare but potential complication of sigmoid diverticulitis. Streptococcus anginosus, which is found in human gut flora, is a common cause of brain abscess.