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A case of cavernous sinus thrombosis caused by , and Open Access

Abstract

Introduction:

Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) is a rare manifestation of cerebral venous thrombosis. We herein describe the first case of CST associated with the oral microbes (Dialister pneumosintes, Slackia exigua and Prevotella baroniae).

Case presentation:

An 82‐year‐old previously self‐supported Japanese woman presented with acute onset of impaired consciousness. Computed tomography revealed intracranial haemorrhage complicated with CST. , and were cultivated from two sets of blood cultures and were identified with 16S rRNA sequencing. The patient was successfully discharged after ampicillin–sulbactam treatment, which was performed soon after admission.

Conclusion:

To our knowledge, this is the first description of CST caused by , and . CST should be considered in cases of unusual distribution of cerebral haemorrhage.

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Keyword(s): cavernous sinus thrombosis , Dialister pneumosintes , Prevotella baroniae and Slackia exigua
© 2014 The Authors
  • This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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A case of cavernous sinus thrombosis caused by Dialister pneumosintes, Slackia exigua and Prevotella baroniae
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