Brain Abscess: A Rare Clinical Case with Oral Etiology
Brain abscess is a very rare condition but has a significant mortality rate. The three main routes of inoculation are trauma, contiguous focus, and the hematogenous route. The odontogenic focus is infrequent and is usually a diagnosis of exclusion. This paper presents a brain abscess case proven to...
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| author | André João da Silva Pais Rocha Pereira Ana Teresa Tavares Marcelo Prates Natacha Ribeiro Luís Filipe Fonseca Maria do Rosário Marques Francisco Proença |
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| description | Brain abscess is a very rare condition but has a significant mortality rate. The three main routes of inoculation are trauma, contiguous focus, and the hematogenous route. The odontogenic focus is infrequent and is usually a diagnosis of exclusion. This paper presents a brain abscess case proven to be of dental origin, caused by Actinomyces meyeri and Fusobacterium nucleatum. This case highlights the risk underlying untreated dental disease and why oral infectious foci removal and good oral health are essential in primary care. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fa80d424f82c4748a7ce79ead2c85f3f2025-08-20T03:25:57ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66332022-01-01202210.1155/2022/5140259Brain Abscess: A Rare Clinical Case with Oral EtiologyAndré João da Silva Pais Rocha Pereira0Ana Teresa Tavares1Marcelo Prates2Natacha Ribeiro3Luís Filipe Fonseca4Maria do Rosário Marques5Francisco Proença6Stomatology DepartmentStomatology DepartmentStomatology DepartmentStomatology DepartmentStomatology DepartmentStomatology DepartmentStomatology DepartmentBrain abscess is a very rare condition but has a significant mortality rate. The three main routes of inoculation are trauma, contiguous focus, and the hematogenous route. The odontogenic focus is infrequent and is usually a diagnosis of exclusion. This paper presents a brain abscess case proven to be of dental origin, caused by Actinomyces meyeri and Fusobacterium nucleatum. This case highlights the risk underlying untreated dental disease and why oral infectious foci removal and good oral health are essential in primary care.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5140259 |
| spellingShingle | André João da Silva Pais Rocha Pereira Ana Teresa Tavares Marcelo Prates Natacha Ribeiro Luís Filipe Fonseca Maria do Rosário Marques Francisco Proença Brain Abscess: A Rare Clinical Case with Oral Etiology Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Brain Abscess: A Rare Clinical Case with Oral Etiology |
| title_full | Brain Abscess: A Rare Clinical Case with Oral Etiology |
| title_fullStr | Brain Abscess: A Rare Clinical Case with Oral Etiology |
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| title_short | Brain Abscess: A Rare Clinical Case with Oral Etiology |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5140259 |
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