Venous sinus thrombosis after proteus vulgaris meningitis and concomitant clostridium abscess formation
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, cilt.34, sa.9, ss.694-696, 2002 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 9
- Basım Tarihi: 2002
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00365540210147886
- Dergi Adı: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.694-696
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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.