Case report: Two case reports of cryptogenic brain abscess caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum and literature review.

ABSTRACT: Brain abscess originates from a localized cerebritis area of brain parenchyma, remaining a refractory infectious disease in the central nervous system. Causative pathogens can be wide-ranging, including bacteria, fungi, or parasites; thus, precise pathogen identification and individualized antimicrobial therapy determine patients' outcomes. Here, we report two cases where both patients only presented with limb dysfunction, but without symptoms, signs, or biological evidence of infection. Samples were obtained through brain stereoscopic surgeries and microbial identifications were performed to confirm the infection of Fusobacterium nucleatum. Further appropriate treatments were given, and the patients recovered well. Patient 1 was a 73-year-old male with a 20-day history of left-side

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10701533 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature