Group A streptococcal brain abscess in children: two case reports and a review of the literature

Guy Hazan; Eyal Kristal; Michael Gideon; Vadim Tzudikov; Yuval Cavari; Yariv Fruchtman; Shalom Ben-Shimol; Eugene Leibovitz; Isaac Lazar; Rimma Melamed

doi:10.1080/23744235.2017.1374551

Group A streptococcal brain abscess in children: two case reports and a review of the literature

Guy Hazan, Eyal Kristal, Michael Gideon, Vadim Tzudikov, Yuval Cavari, Yariv Fruchtman, Shalom Ben-Shimol, Eugene Leibovitz, Isaac Lazar, Rimma Melamed

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Brain abscesses caused by group A Streptococcus (GAS) are infrequently encountered in children. We present two cases of brain abscess (one cerebellar and one located in the temporal lobe) due to GAS infection occurring in close temporal proximity in previously healthy young children living in different geographic areas of southern Israel. The relevant literature since 2000, in the context of recent epidemiological data reporting an increase in the incidence of invasive GAS infections, is reviewed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	145-149
Number of pages	5
Journal	Infectious Diseases
Volume	50
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/23744235.2017.1374551
State	Published - 1 Feb 2018

Keywords

Brain abscess
children
computerized tomography
group A Streptococcus

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General Immunology and Microbiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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