Sun Siyu, He Rui, Chen Shan, Ren Jing, Ma Xinrong, Yang Junying
Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
J Oral Microbiol. 2025 Apr 14;17(1):2485197. doi: 10.1080/20002297.2025.2485197. eCollection 2025.
Odontogenic brain abscess is a rare, but potentially fatal, central nervous system infection, with insidious onset and unclear etiology.
This case reports a 70-year-old male patient who developed an odontogenic brain abscess secondary to periodontal infection and underwent neurological surgery. Extract pus during surgery for the metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS).
The mNGS of pus samples obtained from brain abscess aspiration identified the periodontal pathogens and . Consequently, he was referred to the department of stomatology for further examination and treatment.
Our study found that major periodontal pathogens including and were essential in the development of odontogenic brain abscesses; thus, timely intervention and preventive measures are important for treatment.
牙源性脑脓肿是一种罕见但可能致命的中枢神经系统感染,起病隐匿,病因不明。
本病例报告了一名70岁男性患者,因牙周感染继发牙源性脑脓肿并接受了神经外科手术。术中抽取脓液进行宏基因组下一代测序(mNGS)。
从脑脓肿穿刺抽取的脓液样本进行mNGS检测,鉴定出牙周病原体和。因此,他被转诊至口腔科进行进一步检查和治疗。
我们的研究发现,包括和在内的主要牙周病原体在牙源性脑脓肿的发生中起重要作用;因此,及时干预和预防措施对治疗很重要。