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2020 May 27


BMC Infect Dis


20


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A rare case of brain abscess caused by Actinomyces meyeri.

Authors

Sah R, Nepal G, Sah S, Singla S, Upadhyay P, Rabaan AA, Dhama K, Rodriguez-Morales AJ, Ghimire R
BMC Infect Dis. 2020 May 27; 20(1):378.
PMID: 32460724.

Abstract

Brain abscesses are the rare and most severe form of actinomycosis, which usually manifests as abscesses of the occipital or parietal lobe due to direct expansion from an adjacent area, the oral cavity. In the medical literature, there are only a few reported cases of brain abscess caused by Actinomyces meyeri. In this report, we present a 35-year-old male patient who experienced an insidious headache and left-sided weakness and was diagnosed with an Actinomyces meyeri brain abscess.