Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry;
Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2009 Fall;20(3):e107-9. doi: 10.1155/2009/971735.
Pyogenic ventriculitis (PV) is an uncommon, but frequently fatal infection that results from inflammation of the ventricular ependymal lining associated with a purulent ventricular system. PV has been rarely reported as a secondary complication of infective endocarditis. Prompt diagnosis and treatment with appropriate culture-directed antibiotics with adequate central nervous system penetration is crucial when managing patients who are suspected of having PV. The present study reports on a fatal case of a previously well 42-year-old alcoholic woman with infective endocarditis caused by Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, with secondary brain abscess and spontaneous rupture into the ventricles causing PV.
化脓性脑室炎(PV)是一种不常见但常可致命的感染,由与化脓性脑室系统相关的室管膜内皮层炎症引起。PV 很少作为感染性心内膜炎的继发性并发症报道。当怀疑患者患有 PV 时,及时诊断和使用适当的、有针对性的培养抗生素进行治疗,并确保抗生素能充分穿透中枢神经系统,这至关重要。本研究报告了一例致命性病例,一名 42 岁的既往健康的酗酒女性,感染性心内膜炎由嗜沫嗜血杆菌引起,继发脑脓肿并自发性破裂入脑室导致 PV。