TY - JOUR
T1 - Multiple brain abscesses due to Actinomyces species
AU - Adeyemi, Oluwadamilola A.
AU - Gottardi-Littell, Numa
AU - Muro, Kenji
AU - Kane, Khadidjatou
AU - Flaherty, John P
PY - 2008/8/1
Y1 - 2008/8/1
N2 - We report a case of multiple brain abscesses due to Actinomyces species in a 35-year-old immunocompetent man who presented with a 2-month history of headache, diplopia, fever, and weight loss. Despite receipt of broad-spectrum antibiotics for over a month, he continued to have headaches and diplopia. He subsequently underwent right anterior temporal lobectomy and evacuation of abscesses. The diagnosis was aided by identification of sulfur granule on histopathological examination of cerebral cavitary lesion and Gram-positive filamentous rods seen on tissue-Gram stain.
AB - We report a case of multiple brain abscesses due to Actinomyces species in a 35-year-old immunocompetent man who presented with a 2-month history of headache, diplopia, fever, and weight loss. Despite receipt of broad-spectrum antibiotics for over a month, he continued to have headaches and diplopia. He subsequently underwent right anterior temporal lobectomy and evacuation of abscesses. The diagnosis was aided by identification of sulfur granule on histopathological examination of cerebral cavitary lesion and Gram-positive filamentous rods seen on tissue-Gram stain.
KW - Actinomyces species
KW - Brain abscesses
KW - Diplopia
KW - Headache
KW - Sixth cranial nerve palsy
KW - Sulfur granule
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U2 - 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.05.021
DO - 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.05.021
M3 - Article
C2 - 18603353
AN - SCOPUS:49749100049
SN - 0303-8467
VL - 110
SP - 847
EP - 849
JO - Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
JF - Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
IS - 8
ER -