Group A streptococcal brain abscess in children: two case reports and a review of the literature

Infect Dis (Lond). 2018 Feb;50(2):145-149. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2017.1374551. Epub 2017 Sep 12.

Abstract

Brain abscesses caused by group A Streptococcus (GAS) are infrequently encountered in children. We present two cases of brain abscess (one cerebellar and one located in the temporal lobe) due to GAS infection occurring in close temporal proximity in previously healthy young children living in different geographic areas of southern Israel. The relevant literature since 2000, in the context of recent epidemiological data reporting an increase in the incidence of invasive GAS infections, is reviewed.

Keywords: Brain abscess; children; computerized tomography; group A Streptococcus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Brain Abscess / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Abscess / drug therapy*
  • Brain Abscess / microbiology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Drainage
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Israel
  • Streptococcal Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy*
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification*
  • Tomography
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents