Shtaya, A; Schuster, H; Riley, P; Harris, K; Hettige, S
(2017)
Oesophageal pleural fistula presenting with Parvimonas micra infection causing cervical and brain abscesses.
Anaerobe, 47.
pp. 233-237.
ISSN 1095-8274
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.06.012
SGUL Authors: Shtaya, Anan BY
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Abstract
Parvimonas micra (P. micra) infections causing spinal cord compression are extremely rare. We report an occult oesophageal pleural fistula presenting with spinal epidural and brain abscesses resulting in severe neurological deficits caused by P. micra. Molecular detection proved to be instrumental in identifying the causative pathogen. Essential management with decompression, drainage, antibiotics and fistula repair lead to a good outcome.
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| Additional Information: | © 2017. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | ||||||||
| Keywords: | Abscess, Fistula, Parvimonas micra, Spinal cord, Microbiology, 0605 Microbiology, 1108 Medical Microbiology | ||||||||
| SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: | Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS) Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS) > Neuroscience (INCCNS) |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Anaerobe | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1095-8274 | ||||||||
| Language: | eng | ||||||||
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| Publisher License: | Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 | ||||||||
| PubMed ID: | 28648472 | ||||||||
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| URI: | https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/109001 | ||||||||
| Publisher's version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.06.012 |
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