Brain Abscess Associated with Polymicrobial Infection after Intraoral Laceration: A Pediatric Case Report

Kocuria varians infection associated with brain abscess: A case report

BACKGROUND Kocuria, established by Stackebrandt et al., previously was classified into Micrococcus. Only two species, K. rosea and K. kristinae are reported to be associated as pathogenic and found with catheter-related bacteremia and acute cholecystitis. CASE PRESENTATION We herein report the first case of brain abscess caused by Kocuria varians, a gram-positive microorganism, in a 52-year-o...

Brain abscess due to odontogenic infection: a case report

In this report, we describe a case of brain abscess due to odontogenic infection. A 53-year-old female who had been suffering from headache and trismus for two weeks visited the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Sun Dental Hospital (Daejeon, Korea). Even after several routine tests, we still could not make a diagnosis. However, after the combined multidisciplinary efforts of o...

An Otogenic Trapezius Abscess: A Case Report

Introduction: An otogenic brain abscess is a common ENT problem but an otogenic trapezius abscess can also be experienced in otolaryngological practice, particularly in patients with chronic suppurative otitis media.   Case Report: We report a rare case of a trapezius abscess in an eight-year-old girl who presented at the ENT, Head and Neck Surgery Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Readi...

Brain Abscess after Transanal Hemorrhoidal Dearterialization: A Case Report

A relatively new therapy in the treatment of hemorrhoids is transanal hemorrhoidal dearterialization (THD). We report a case of brain abscess caused by Streptococcus milleri following THD. Although a brain abscess after drainage of a perianal abscess has been described in the literature, no report exists of a brain abscess following treatment of hemorrhoids. A healthy 51-year-old man with hemor...

CASE REPORT Secondary Brain Abscess Following Simple Renal Cyst Infection