Mycoplasma hominis brain abscess presenting after a head trauma: A case report

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Andrés F Henao-Martínez

Heather Young

Johanna Jacoba Loes Nardi-Korver

William Burman

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[1] Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Mail Stop B168, Aurora, CO 80045

[2] Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Denver, Mail Stop B168, Aurora, CO 80045

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Journal of Medical Case Reports | / 6卷 / 1期

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Doxycycline; Clindamycin; Bacterial Vaginosis; Subdural Hematoma; Brain Abscess;

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10.1186/1752-1947-6-253

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摘要：

Introduction: Mycoplasma hominis brain abscess is a rare occurrence, and treatment is not well defined. The mechanism by which M. hominis infects sites outside the genitourinary tract, including the central nervous system, is unclear. Case presentation: We report the case of a 40-year-old Somali man who sustained a traumatic brain injury that required initial neurosurgical hematoma evacuation and that subsequently was complicated by a hospital-acquired M. hominis brain abscess. Our patient was successfully treated with neurosurgical debridement and an antibiotic course of intravenous doxycycline. Conclusions: Head trauma or neurosurgical procedures or both might be a predisposing factor for this type of infection. © 2012 Henao-Martinez et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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