Gas-Forming Brain Abscess due to Peptostreptococcus.
- Author:
Yong Kil HONG
1
;
Young Soo HA
;
Choon Wong HUH
;
Jin Un SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Brain Abscess*;
Brain*;
Peptostreptococcus*;
Steroids;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1984;13(4):761-764
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A gas forming brain abscess that was resistant to treatment with antibiotics, blycerol, and steroids is reported. A CT scan showed a frontal epidural gas shadow which progressed in 3 weeks to massive frontal cerebritis with gas within the abscess, ventricle, and basal cisterns. An anaerobic culture of CSF revealed peptostreptococus, which was been increasing recently as a causative organism in brain abscess. We feel that the primary management of brain abscess should be surgical excision followed by appropriate antibiotic therapy.
