Recommended Citation
Wager SG, Bourdeau NK, and Collins JD. Streptococcus constellatus Brain Abscess in a Middle-Aged Man With an Undiagnosed Patent Foramen Ovale. Cureus 2023; 15(2):e34626.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2023
Publication Title
Cureus
Abstract
Brain abscess is a rare diagnosis. Common sources of infection include direct spread from otic sources, sinuses, or oral cavities, and hematogenous spread from distant sources, including the heart and lungs. Brain abscess with cultures growing oral flora species, in rare cases, may develop from bacteria in the oral cavity entering the bloodstream and then traveling to the brain via a patent foramen ovale. This report highlights a case of brain abscess caused by Streptococcus constellatus in a middle-aged man with an undiagnosed patent foramen ovale.
PubMed ID
36891022
Volume
15
Issue
2
First Page
34626
Last Page
34626
