Brain abscess due to Streptococcus intermedius secondary to mastoiditis in a child

YAKUT, NURHAYAT; KEPENEKLİ KADAYİFCİ, EDA; Karaaslan, Ayse; Atici, Serkan; Akkoc, GÜLŞEN; Demir, SEVLİYA; DAĞÇINAR, ADNAN; AKBULUT, FATİH; Soysal, Ahmet; Bakir, Mustafa

doi:10.1186/s40064-015-1608-0

Brain abscess due to Streptococcus intermedius secondary to mastoiditis in a child

YAKUT N., KEPENEKLİ KADAYİFCİ E., Karaaslan A., Atici S., Akkoc G., Demir S., ...Daha Fazla

SPRINGERPLUS, cilt.4, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2015
Doi Numarası: 10.1186/s40064-015-1608-0
Dergi Adı: SPRINGERPLUS
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
Anahtar Kelimeler: Brain abscess, Streptococcus intermedius, Child, Mastoiditis, CLINICAL-FEATURES, MANAGEMENT
Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Brain abscess is a rare but serious, life-threatening infection in children. It may arise from parameningeal infections such as otitis media, sinusitis and mastoiditis.