Streptococcus constellatus causing concomitant extra and intracranial abscesses complicated with sagittal sinus thrombosis

Streptococcus constellatus causing concomitant extra and intracranial abscesses complicated with sagittal sinus thrombosis

ABSTRACT Streptococcus constellatus is a gram-positive coccus member of the Streptococcus anginosus group (SAG). It can be found in the oral flora, and may cause abscess more commonly in the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, and heart. Brain abscesses are severe neurological infections with high mortality rates. Streptococcus species other than S. pneumoniae are rare causes of brain abscesses. This case report highlights a severe case of extra and intracranial abscesses due to S. constellatus in an immunocompetent host

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Main Authors: Farias,Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha, Firmino,Natália Nogueira, Sousa,Marcos Maciel, Lira,Mateus Lavor, Meireles,Leonardo Nogueira, Stolp,Ângela Maria Veras, Maia,Kelma Maria, Costa,Silvia Figueiredo, Perdigão Neto,Lauro Vieira
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2023
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652023000100502
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