Brain abscess and cervical lymphadenitis due to Paraclostridium bifermentans: A report of two cases

Anaerobe. 2018 Jun:51:8-11. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.03.006. Epub 2018 Mar 9.

Abstract

Paraclostridium bifermentans (current nomenclature of Clostridium bifermentans since 2016) is a gram-positive, spore-forming anaerobic bacterium. Here, we describe two cases associated with this organism. The first, primarily a case of tubercular brain abscess where P. bifermentans was isolated as part of a polymicrobial flora, following a neurosurgical procedure for the same and the second, a case of cervical lymphadenitis from which it was isolated as the sole causative agent. There are only a few reported cases of P. bifermentans in literature and these cases illustrate the widening spectrum of infections related to it.

Keywords: Brain abscess; Cervical lymphadenitis; Paraclostridium bifermentans.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Brain Abscess / microbiology
  • Brain Abscess / pathology*
  • Brain Abscess / therapy
  • Clostridium Infections / diagnosis*
  • Clostridium Infections / microbiology
  • Clostridium Infections / pathology*
  • Clostridium Infections / therapy
  • Clostridium bifermentans / classification
  • Clostridium bifermentans / isolation & purification*
  • Drainage
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphadenitis / diagnosis*
  • Lymphadenitis / microbiology
  • Lymphadenitis / pathology*
  • Lymphadenitis / therapy
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents