Venous sinus thrombosis after Proteus vulgaris meningitis and concomitant Clostridium abscess formation.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2002

Abstract

A 19-y-old woman presented with Proteus vulgaris meningitis as a complication of chronic otitis media. Despite treatment with ceftazidime and amikacin no clinical improvement was observed. Cranial MRI revealed right-sided mastoiditis/otitis media and venous sinus thrombosis. After mastoidectomy, repeat cranial MRI demonstrated abscess formation in the venous sinuses. The abscess was drained. Clostridium spp. was isolated from the abscess culture.

Volume

34

Issue

9

First Page

694

Last Page

696

ISSN

0036-5548

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

12374367

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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