Fifth Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases Unit, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
J Clin Microbiol. 2012 May;50(5):1807-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.06658-11. Epub 2012 Feb 15.
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a disease characterized by arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Brain abscess is a complication of HHT with AVMs. Literature provides evidence that Enterococcus faecalis can cause endodontic infections. We present the case of an HHT patient who developed brain abscess due to E. faecalis after a dental procedure.
遗传性出血性毛细血管扩张症(HHT)是一种以动静脉畸形(AVM)为特征的疾病。脑脓肿是 HHT 合并 AVM 的并发症。文献表明粪肠球菌可引起牙髓感染。我们报告了 1 例 HHT 患者,在牙科手术后因粪肠球菌引起脑脓肿。