Sangam Sangam, Xerras Michael, Khatri Shivam, Sharma Shorabh, Dahdouh Michelle
Internal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital Health System, New York, USA.
Internal Medicine, City University of New York (CUNY) School of Medicine, New York, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Jul 6;16(7):e63954. doi: 10.7759/cureus.63954. eCollection 2024 Jul.
Pyogenic ventriculitis is a disorder characterized by inflammation of the cerebral ventricular lining secondary to infection within the ventricular system. Very few cases of primary pyogenic ventriculitis have been reported among adults. We present a case report of a 74-year-old female with a history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus who presented with Group B Streptococcus (GBS) primary pyogenic ventriculitis. She was successfully treated with intravenous (IV) antibiotics. To our knowledge, this is the only case of adult primary pyogenic ventriculitis.
化脓性脑室炎是一种以脑室系统内感染继发的脑室壁炎症为特征的疾病。成人原发性化脓性脑室炎的报道极少。我们报告一例74岁女性患者,有高血压和糖尿病病史,患B族链球菌(GBS)原发性化脓性脑室炎。她通过静脉注射抗生素成功治愈。据我们所知,这是唯一一例成人原发性化脓性脑室炎病例。