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ArticleCureus2025

Brain Abscess Caused by Streptococcus intermedius and Aggregatibacter aphrophilus Secondary to Exfoliation of a Deciduous Tooth in a Previously Healthy Child: A Case Report.

Kasumi Noda, Hiroki Miura, Kei Kozawa, Jun Muto, Tetsushi Yoshikawa

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Article in Cureus, 2025. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kasumi NodaDepartment of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, JPN.
Hiroki MiuraDepartment of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, JPN.
Kei KozawaDepartment of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, JPN.
Jun MutoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, JPN.
Tetsushi YoshikawaDepartment of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, JPN.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This report describes the case of a previously healthy nine-year-old girl who developed a left temporal lobe brain abscess following spontaneous exfoliation of a healthy deciduous tooth. She presented in convulsive status epilepticus without fever or focal neurological symptoms, and the initial MRI revealed a ring-enhancing lesion with adjacent dural inflammation. Surgical drainage and intravenous antibiotic therapy led to a full recovery with no neurological sequelae after six weeks of treatment. Pus culture revealed

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aggregatibacter aphrophilusbrain abscessring-enhancing brain lesionstreptococcus intermediustooth exfoliation

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PMID40230755
PMCPMC11994831

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