scholarly journals A Rare Case of Brain Abscesses Caused by Acremonium Species

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armeena Anis ◽  
Fnu Sameeullah ◽  
Jamil M Bhatti
Keyword(s):  
CHEST Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 150 (4) ◽  
pp. 187A
Author(s):  
Ahad Ayaz ◽  
Chintan Desai ◽  
Siddique Chaudhary ◽  
John Youssef ◽  
Susan Smith

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-27
Author(s):  
Ermilton Barreira Parente Júnior ◽  
Marlon Daniel Gomes Coelho ◽  
Thais Mahassem Cavalcante de Macedo Parente ◽  
Olivia Maria Veloso Coutinho ◽  
Oscar Nunes Alves

Introdução: Abscessos cerebrais múltiplos são focos de infecções piogênicas do parênquima cerebral que requerem uma atenção imediata e eficaz para reducão de morbimortalidade. A identificação do agente etiológico e do foco infeccioso normalmente é de grande valia na programação terapêutica. Esse trabalho busca relatar um raro caso de abscessos cerebrais múltiplos em paciente imunocompetente e sem fatores de risco evidentes, e o papel fundamental da antibioticoterapia empírica na resolução do caso. Relato do caso: Paciente, 75 anos, sem evidência de imunossupressão e doenças prévias iniciou quadro de alterações das atividades básicas da vida diária, confusão de tempo e espaço, hipersonia, lentificação da marcha, disartria e dor em pontada na região temporal direita que não cessava ao uso de analgésicos. Em Ressôncia magnética evidenciou-se múltiplos abscessos em região temporal gerando efeito de massa e hipertensão intracraniana. Realizado craniotomias com drenagens de secreções purulentas e culturas do material que não identificaram o agente etiológico. Discussão: A abordagem terapêutica dos abscessos cerebrais ainda não se encontra definida. Em virtude disso, cada caso tem sido conduzido de forma individualizada de acordo com a localização das lesões, seu estágio evolutivo e as condições clínicas do paciente. No caso em questão não indentificou-se a origem dos abscessos e a resolução do quadro foi obtida através das drenagens cirúrgicas em associação a antibioticoterapia empírica. Com os avanços da neuroimagem e da farmacologia, a redução da mortalidade por abscessos cerebrais reduziu para menos de 10%. Porém, a não identificação de um agente etiológico e diversas abordagens neurocirúrgicas podem acarretar em mais comorbidades para o paciente. Apresentamos um raro caso de abcessos cerebrais em paciente imunocompetente sem identificação de organismo agressor e o papel da antibioticoterapia empírica na resolução do caso.   Palavras-chave: abscesso encefálico; imunocompetência; diagnóstico;  terapêutica; antimicrobianos. ABSTRACT Introduction: Multiple brain abscesses are centers of pyogenic cerebral parenchymal infections that require immediate and effective attention to reduce morbidity and mortality. The identification of the etiologic agent and the infectious focus are usually of great value in terms of therapeutic planning. This paper seeks to report a rare case of multiple brain abscesses in an immunocompetent patient with no evident risk factors and the fundamental role that empirical antibiotic therapy plays in the resolution of the case. Case report: A 75-year-old patient with no evidence of immunosuppression and previous illnesses began to experience changes in her basic daily live activities, confusion in time and space, hypersomnia, gait slowing, dysarthria and stabbing pain in the right temporal region of the brain that would not cease even with use of analgesics. Magnetic Resonance revealed multiple abscesses in the temporal region generating mass effect and intracranial hypertension. It was performed craniotomies with drainage of purulent secretions and it was prepared cultures out of the material which resulted in no identification of the etiological agent. Discussion: The therapeutic approach of brain abscesses has not yet been defined. As a result, each case has been conducted in an individualized manner according to the location of the lesions, their evolutionary stage and the patient's clinical conditions. In the case of this report, the abscess’ origin was not identified and the resolution of the condition was obtained through surgical drainage in association with empirical antibiotic therapy. With advances in neuroimaging and pharmacology, reduction in mortality from brain abscesses reduced to less than 10%. However, failure to identify an etiologic agent and several neurosurgical approaches may lead to more comorbidities for the patient. We present a rare case of cerebral abscesses in an immunocompetent patient without identification of an aggressor organism and the importance of empirical antibiotic therapy in the resolution of the case. Keywords: brain abscess; immunocompetence; diagnosis; therapeutics; anti-infective agents.


Author(s):  
Rosy Bala ◽  
Narinder Kaur ◽  
Nitin Gupta ◽  
Udit Narang

Kocuria sp. may cause bacteremia, peritonitis, brain abscesses, meningitis, endocarditis, and acute cholecystitis in immunocompromised individuals. Recent reports identified Kocuria rosea in bacteremia associated with in dwelling intravenous lines, continuous dialysis fluids etc. We report on the case of bacteremia caused by K.rosea, a gram-positive microorganism in a 65-year-old female with a known case of end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis. After Piperacillin and Tazobactam antibiotic treatment, the patient got cured of fever and infection. This report presents a rare case of K.rosea bacteremia successfully treated with common antibiotics. Proper identification systems should be there to know the cause of bacteremia. The bacteremia cases with rare organisms should not be ignored.


Author(s):  
S. K. Peng ◽  
M.A. Egy ◽  
J. K. Singh ◽  
M.B. Bishop

Electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray microanalysis (EDXA) are found to be very useful tools for identification of etiologic agents in pneumoconiosis or interstitial pulmonary disorders. Pulmonary interstitial fibrosis and granulomatosis are frequently associated with occupational and environmental pollution. Numerous reports of pneumoconiosis in various occupations such as coal and gold miners are presented in the literature. However, there is no known documented case of pulmonary changes in workers in the sandpaper industry. This study reports a rare case of pulmonary granulomatosis containing deposits from abrasives of sandpaper diagnosed by using EDXA.


2015 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Sanchez Rangel ◽  
Maria Moscoso Cordero ◽  
Vinuta Mohan ◽  
Tasneem Zahra

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Roy Guinto ◽  
Michele Ledoux ◽  
Alicia Williams ◽  
Anthony Mark

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 176-177
Author(s):  
Sudhamshi Toom ◽  
Elizabeth Sedlis Singer

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 278
Author(s):  
Anne Bacal ◽  
Nour Batarseh ◽  
Erin Drever ◽  
Tahira Yasmeen

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