A tympanitis-related brain abscess caused by Helcococcus kunzii in China: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infections attributed to Helcococcus kunzii are rarely documented, especially in relation to brain abscesses. This study aims to report the first documented case of a brain abscess associated with tympanitis caused by H. kunzii in China, alongside a comprehensive review of the existing literature.

Case presentation

We detail the case of a 54-year-old female patient with a history of hypertension, who was diagnosed with tympanitis complicated by a brain abscess. An urgent occipital lobectomy was performed, during which pus was collected for culture analysis. Three distinct colony morphologies were identified through matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) analysis, including H. kunzii and two additional anaerobic

SUBMITTER: Mao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11993954 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature