Novel Case of Streptococcus Mitis-infected Chronic Subdural Hematoma

Novel Case of Streptococcus Mitis-infected Chronic Subdural Hematoma

PURPOSESubdural hematoma (SDH) is a common pathology found in neurosurgery. Infected SDH, however, is less common, and reports have typically identified Escherichia coli as the causative organism.CASE REPORTWe present here a case of an infected chronic SDH caused by Streptococcus mitis, likely for t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta neurologica Taiwanica 2024-09, Vol.33(3), p.134-137
Hauptverfasser: Asserson, Derek B, Kassicieh, Alexander J, Ghatalia, Desna V, Kassicieh, Christian S, Shah, Smit P, Kazim, Syed F, Cole, Kyril L, Schmidt, Meic H, Bowers, Christian A
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Zusammenfassung:PURPOSESubdural hematoma (SDH) is a common pathology found in neurosurgery. Infected SDH, however, is less common, and reports have typically identified Escherichia coli as the causative organism.CASE REPORTWe present here a case of an infected chronic SDH caused by Streptococcus mitis, likely for the first time, following a burn injury in a 40-year-old male patient.CONCLUSIONThe workup for infected SDH should now include S. mitis as a possible culprit.
ISSN:1028-768X