Streptococcus constellatus causing concomitant extra and intracranial abscesses complicated with sagittal sinus thrombosis

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2023 Jan 30:65:e10. doi: 10.1590/S1678-9946202365010. eCollection 2023.

Abstract

Streptococcus constellatus is a gram-positive coccus member of the Streptococcus anginosus group (SAG). It can be found in the oral flora, and may cause abscess more commonly in the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, and heart. Brain abscesses are severe neurological infections with high mortality rates. Streptococcus species other than S. pneumoniae are rare causes of brain abscesses. This case report highlights a severe case of extra and intracranial abscesses due to S. constellatus in an immunocompetent host.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Abscess* / complications
  • Brain Abscess* / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis*
  • Streptococcus constellatus*