Intracranial Complication of Streptococcus Pneumoniae Sinusitis in Immunocompetent Child : A Case Report

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
Somili , Nora Yahya ◽  
Alharbi , Nada Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae ◽  
Intracranial Complication ◽  
Immunocompetent Child

Prolonged Pneumococcal Meningitis Due to an Organism With Increased Resistance to Penicillin

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 378-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abel Paredes ◽  
Larry H. Taber ◽  
Martha D. Yow ◽  
Dorothy Clark ◽  
William Nathan
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae ◽  
Pneumococcal Meningitis ◽  
Pneumococcal Infections ◽  
In Vitro Susceptibility ◽  
Focus Of Infection ◽  
Resistance To Penicillin ◽  
Penicillin Treatment ◽  
Susceptibility Tests

For more than 30 years, penicillin has been the agent of choice for pneumococcal infections. During this time the majority of strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae have been highly susceptible to penicillin. However, during the last ten years there have been sporadic reports of pneumococci with increased resistance to penicillin. The case report of an 18-month-old white boy with meningitis due to a strain of S. pneumoniae with increased resistance to penicillin is presented. The MIC of the organism to penicillin was 0.2µg/ml and the MBC 0.39µg/ml. The patient had normal immunity and no demonstrable sequestered focus of infection but failed to respond to appropriate doses of intravenous penicillin. Treatment with chloramphenicol caused a dramatic bacteriologic and clinical response. This experience reemphasizes the existence of pneumococcal strains of intermediate penicillin sensitivity and the importance of in vitro susceptibility tests.

scholarly journals Severe Austrian Syndrome in an Immunocompromised Adult Patient – A Case Report

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioana Raluca Chirteș ◽  
Dragos Florea ◽  
Carmen Chiriac ◽  
Oana Maria Mărginean ◽  
Cristina Mănășturean ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Fatal Outcome ◽  
Multiple Organ ◽  
Etiologic Agent ◽  
Acute Meningitis ◽  
History Of ◽  
Valvular Lesions ◽  
Formalin Fixed

AbstractBackground: Known also as Osler’s triad, Austrian syndrome is a complex pathology which consists of pneumonia, meningitis and endocarditis, all caused by the haematogenous dissemination of Streptococcus pneumoniae. The multivalvular lesions are responsible for a severe and potential lethal outcome.Case report: The case of a 51-year-old female patient, with a past medical history of splenectomy, is presented. She developed bronchopneumonia, acute meningitis and infective endocarditis as a result of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection and subsequently developed multiple organ dysfunction syndromes which led to a fatal outcome. Bacteriological tests did not reveal the etiological agent. The histopathological examination showed a severe multivalvular endocarditis, while a PCR based molecular analysis from formalin fixed valvular tissue identified Streptococcus pneumoniae as the etiologic agent.Conclusions: The presented case shows a rare syndrome with a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Following the broad-spectrum treatment and intensive therapeutic support, the patient made unfavourable progress which raised differential diagnosis problems. In this case, the post-mortem diagnosis demonstrated multiple valvular lesions occurred as a result of endocarditis.

scholarly journals A Case Report; Purulent Meningitis Due to Serotype 2 of Streptococcus pneumoniae

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selda Hancerli Torun ◽  
Bahar Calıskan ◽  
Ayper Somer ◽  
Nuran Salman ◽  
Nezahat Guler
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae ◽  
Purulent Meningitis

PRIMARY STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE APPENDICITIS IN A CHILD: CASE REPORT AND REVIEW

2003 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 282-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Miron ◽  
Igor Dashkovsky ◽  
Miriam Zuker ◽  
Sergio Szvalb ◽  
Carlos Cozacov
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae

scholarly journals Aspergillus flavus endocarditis in an immunocompetent child. Case report

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 48-51
Author(s):  
José Antonio Vargas Soler ◽  
William Javier Morales Camacho ◽  
Claudia Ximena Flórez Rodríguez ◽  
Johana Andrea Navarro Mejía ◽  
Carlos Fernando Guerrero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Aspergillus Flavus ◽  
Immunocompetent Child

Primary Pyomyositis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in a Patient with Celiac Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature

2016 ◽  
Vol 102 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olavegogeascoechea PA ◽  
Puyo CF ◽  
Serrano Riveros P ◽  
Núñez WD ◽  
Lomban E
Keyword(s):  
Celiac Disease ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Disease Case

Aseptic meningitis caused by the Varicella-zoster virus after primary infection in an immunocompetent child: a case report

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-236
Author(s):  
Claudie Lamoureux ◽  
Charlotte Flatrès ◽  
Sophie Vallet ◽  
Adissa Tran - Minoui ◽  
Christopher Payan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Varicella Zoster Virus ◽  
Aseptic Meningitis ◽  
Primary Infection ◽  
Varicella Zoster ◽  
Immunocompetent Child
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