Cerebral Abscess and epidural empyema in a young immunocompetent patient caused by Streptococcus constellatus

ABSTRACT Streptococcus constellatus, a member of the Streptococcus anginosus group, is a commensal bacterium that causes pyogenic infections, particularly abscesses. This report describes the case of a 28-year-old immunocompetent man who developed a brain abscess and epidural empyema after pneumonia...

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Published in:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors:	Matheus Felipe Dantas Krause, Mariângela Ribeiro Resende, Gabriela Romantini Salioni, Vinicius de Menezes Jarry, Fabiano Reis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2025-07-01
Subjects:	Cerebral abscess Streptococcus constellatus Epidural empyema
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822025000100807&lng=en&tlng=en