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Group C Streptococcal Leptomeningitis and Brain Abscess Secondary to Frontal Sinusitis: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Koenigsberg Robert A,
Roman Nancy,
Turtz Alan,
Goldman Warren
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon199444239
Subject(s) - medicine , brain abscess , pathogen , sinusitis , streptococcus , virulence , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , abscess , meningitis , population , group a , immunology , surgery , bacteria , biology , biochemistry , environmental health , gene , genetics
Group C streptococcus has emerged as a potentially lethal pathogen causing serious intracranial infections. The pediatric population in particular has been susceptible to this pathogen; its virulence has increased due to antibiotic resistance. This organism has rarely been reported in the literature as a cause of brain abscess [1‐5]. Herein is a report of pansinusitis secondary to group C streptococcus, complicated by an extensive intracranial infection in an adolescent.