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KMID : 0882420090770000226
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2009 Volume.77 No. 0 p.226 ~ p.229
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A brain abscess caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis
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Cho Moon-Sook
Lee Seo-Young
Ahn Hong-Dae
Kim Jin-Yong
Park Yoon-Soo
Park Chan-Woo
Cho Yong-Kyun
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Abstract
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Porphyromonas gingivalis is a gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium originally classified within the Bacteroides genus, and a major etiological agent in the initiation and progression of severe periodontal disease. P. gingivalis has occasionally been involved in otitis media, lung abscesses, gas gangrene, appendicitis, sinusitis, paranasal mucocele, peri-tonsillar abscesses, pleura-pulmonary infections, and thoracic empyema. We report the case of a 44-year-old male who presented with a brain abscess in which the organism, presumably originated from his poor dentition. He was successfully treated with surgical drainage and antibiotics.
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KEYWORD
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Porphyromonas gingivalis, Brain abscess
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