Cerebral Abscess and epidural empyema in a young immunocompetent patient caused by Streptococcus constellatus

Cerebral Abscess and epidural empyema in a young immunocompetent patient caused by Streptococcus constellatus

ABSTRACT Streptococcus constellatus, a member of the Streptococcus anginosus group, is a commensal bacterium that causes pyogenic infections, particularly abscesses. This report describes the case of a 28-year-old immunocompetent man who developed a brain abscess and epidural empyema after pneumonia...

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Main Authors: Matheus Felipe Dantas Krause, Mariângela Ribeiro Resende, Gabriela Romantini Salioni, Vinicius de Menezes Jarry, Fabiano Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2025-07-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Cerebral abscess
Streptococcus constellatus
Epidural empyema
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822025000100807&lng=en&tlng=en
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