Streptococcus intermedius Brain Abscess with Lung Abscess and Aortic Valve Endocarditis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Autor:	Francesca Gavaruzzi, Pierangelo Chinello, Giuseppe Cucinotta, Gianluigi Oliva, Alessandro Capone, Guido Granata, Samir Al Moghazi, Emanuela Caraffa, Fabrizio Taglietti
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	Streptococcus intermedius brain abscess lung abscess endocarditis case report Other systems of medicine RZ201-999
Zdroj:	Infectious Disease Reports, Vol 15, Iss 4, Pp 445-453 (2023)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2036-7449 35814470
DOI:	10.3390/idr15040045
Popis:	Streptococcus intermedius is frequently associated with brain and liver abscesses, while pleuropulmonary infections are considered rarer. Even less frequent is the association of lung and brain abscesses due to this agent with infective endocarditis. We describe the case of a 40-year-old man complaining of cough, fever, and headache who was diagnosed with a brain abscess due to S. intermedius, a concomitant lung abscess, and aortic native valve endocarditis. He was treated with surgical drainage of the brain abscess and a 4-week course of intravenous ceftriaxone, followed by oral amoxicillin/clavulanate, obtaining healing of the lesions without relapse of the infection.
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