Streptococcus pneumoniae Intracranial Abscess and Post-Infectious Vasculitis
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Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA
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Department of Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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Department of Hospital Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Infect. Dis. Rep. 2016, 8(4), 6844; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2016.6844
Submission received: 22 August 2016
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Revised: 3 November 2016
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Accepted: 2 December 2016
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Published: 31 December 2016
Abstract
Intracranial abscesses are rare complications of Streptococcus pneumoniae infections, and to our knowledge, there have been no case reports of post-infectious vasculitis developing in such patients. Here we describe the case of a 48-year-old post-splenectomy male who developed post-infectious vasculitis following S. pneumoniae otitis media complicated by mastoiditis, osteomyelitis, meningitis, and intracranial abscess. Clinicians ought to be aware of the possible adverse outcomes of invasive S. pneumoniae and the limitations of current treatment options.
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Lucas, A.; Maung, K.K.; Ratts, R. Streptococcus pneumoniae Intracranial Abscess and Post-Infectious Vasculitis. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2016, 8, 6844. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2016.6844
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Lucas A, Maung KK, Ratts R. Streptococcus pneumoniae Intracranial Abscess and Post-Infectious Vasculitis. Infectious Disease Reports. 2016; 8(4):6844. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2016.6844
Chicago/Turabian StyleLucas, Alexandra, Ko Ko Maung, and Ryan Ratts. 2016. "Streptococcus pneumoniae Intracranial Abscess and Post-Infectious Vasculitis" Infectious Disease Reports 8, no. 4: 6844. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2016.6844
