Venous sinus thrombosis after Proteus vulgaris meningitis and concomitant Clostridium abscess formation |
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Authors: | Bodur Hürrem Colpan Aylin Gozukucuk Ramazan Akinci Esragul Cevik Mustafa Aydin Balaban Neriman |
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Affiliation: | Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Turkey. |
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Abstract: | A 19-y-old woman presented with Proteus vulgaris meningitis as a complication of chronic otitis media. Despite treatment with ceftazidime and amikacin no clinical improvement was observed. Cranial MRI revealed right-sided mastoiditis/otitis media and venous sinus thrombosis. After mastoidectomy, repeat cranial MRI demonstrated abscess formation in the venous sinuses. The abscess was drained. Clostridium spp. was isolated from the abscess culture. |
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