Multiple primary brain abscesses in a 14 years old immunocompetent boy: A tale of Proteus mirabilis infestation from Pakistan.

Tariq Imran Khokhar, Haseeb Mehmood Qadri, Ibreeza Fatima, Abdul Ghafoor, Muhammad Talha Bilal

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Tariq Imran KhokharTariq Imran Khokhar, Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Unit-I, Punjab Institute of Neurosciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

Haseeb Mehmood QadriHaseeb Mehmood Qadri, Post Graduate Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Unit-I, Punjab Institute of Neurosciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

Ibreeza FatimaIbreeza Fatima, Post Graduate Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Unit-I, Punjab Institute of Neurosciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

Abdul GhafoorAbdul Ghafoor, Senior Registrar, Department of Neurosurgery, Unit-I, Punjab Institute of Neurosciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

Muhammad Talha BilalMuhammad Talha Bilal, Post Graduate Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Unit-I, Punjab Institute of Neurosciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

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Abstract

Brain abscess (BA) formation that may be due to due to Gram-positive bacteria commonly and less commonly due Gram-negative bacteria affects pediatric population. Most cases are secondary to the involvement of ear, nose, throat and sinuses (ENTS). We describe a rare case of a 14 year old patient presenting with generalized tonic clonic seizures for the last six months associated with fever, vomiting and headache. ENTS examination was normal. Neuroimaging was suggestive of multiple left fronto-pariettal space occupying lesions. Modified pterional craniotomy was done to excise the multiloculated, encapsulated lesion with yellow-green pus. Culture sensitivity yielded

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Brain abscessGram negative bacteriaMultiple brain abscessesPakistanProteus mirabilis

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PMID39703963

DOI10.12669/pjms.40.12(PINS).11033

PMCPMC11654649

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