Open AccessSpontaneous Propionibacterium Acnes abscess with intraventricular rupture in an immunocompetent adult without prior neurosurgical intervention
Author(s) -
Smith Jordan L.,
CruzGordillo Peter,
Luiselli Gabrielle,
Daci Rrita,
OwusuAdjei Brittany,
Ogagan Charles,
Moses Ziev B.
Publication year - 2022
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/ccr3.5216
Subject(s) - medicine , propionibacterium acnes , abscess , brain abscess , surgery , population , intervention (counseling) , neurosurgery , dermatology , acne , psychiatry , environmental health
Previously viewed as a culture contaminant, Propionibacterium Acnes can cause infection following neurosurgical intervention. Its role in brain abscess in the immunocompetent, surgically naïve population has been infrequently reported. Herein, we describe an immunocompetent 55‐year‐old man with no risk factors found to have a thalamic abscess with intraventricular rupture.