A brain abscess caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis.
- Author:
Moon Sook CHO
1
;
Seo Young LEE
;
Hong Dae AHN
;
Jin Yong KIM
;
Yoon Soo PARK
;
Chan Woo PARK
;
Yong Kyun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea. yspark@gilhospital.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Porphyromonas gingivalis;
Brain abscess
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Adult;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Appendicitis;
Bacteroides;
Brain;
Brain Abscess;
Dentition;
Drainage;
Empyema, Pleural;
Gas Gangrene;
Humans;
Lung Abscess;
Male;
Mucocele;
Otitis Media;
Periodontal Diseases;
Porphyromonas;
Porphyromonas gingivalis;
Sinusitis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2009;77(Suppl 1):S226-S229
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Porphyromonas gingivalis is a gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium originally classified within the Bacteroides genus, and a major etiological agent in the initiation and progression of severe periodontal disease. P. gingivalis has occasionally been involved in otitis media, lung abscesses, gas gangrene, appendicitis, sinusitis, paranasal mucocele, peri-tonsillar abscesses, pleura-pulmonary infections, and thoracic empyema. We report the case of a 44-year-old male who presented with a brain abscess in which the organism, presumably originated from his poor dentition. He was successfully treated with surgical drainage and antibiotics.
