Brain abscess caused by Enterococcus faecalis following a dental procedure in a patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

Eleni Mylona; Chariklia Vadala; Vasilios Papastamopoulos; Athanasios Skoutelis

doi:10.1128/JCM.06658-11

Brain abscess caused by Enterococcus faecalis following a dental procedure in a patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

J Clin Microbiol. 2012 May;50(5):1807-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.06658-11. Epub 2012 Feb 15.

Authors

Eleni Mylona¹, Chariklia Vadala, Vasilios Papastamopoulos, Athanasios Skoutelis

Affiliation

¹ Fifth Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases Unit, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece. emylon@med.uoa.gr.

Abstract

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a disease characterized by arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Brain abscess is a complication of HHT with AVMs. Literature provides evidence that Enterococcus faecalis can cause endodontic infections. We present the case of an HHT patient who developed brain abscess due to E. faecalis after a dental procedure.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain / diagnostic imaging
Brain Abscess / diagnosis*
Brain Abscess / microbiology*
Brain Abscess / pathology
Enterococcus faecalis / isolation & purification*
Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pulpitis / complications*
Pulpitis / therapy
Radiography, Thoracic
Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / complications