[Acute sinusitis, bacteremia and meningitis caused by group F beta-hemolytic Streptococcus]

C Pérez; P Rodríguez; H Mendoza; F Tajadura; L Torroba

[Acute sinusitis, bacteremia and meningitis caused by group F beta-hemolytic Streptococcus]

Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 1996 Sep-Oct;47(5):401-3.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

C Pérez¹, P Rodríguez, H Mendoza, F Tajadura, L Torroba

Affiliation

¹ Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Virgen del Camino, Pamplona.

PMID: 8991410

Abstract

A 32-year old man without immunodepression developed sinusitis followed by acute pyogenic meningitis and beta-hemolytic Streptococcus group F bacteremia. Amplicillin treatment produced a favorable outcome with sequela of righ neurosensorial deafness. Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus group F meningitis, sinusitis and bacteremia is a rare association.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adult
Bacteremia / complications
Bacteremia / microbiology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Maxillary Sinus / microbiology
Maxillary Sinus / physiopathology
Meningitis / complications
Meningitis / microbiology*
Sinusitis / complications
Sinusitis / microbiology*
Sinusitis / physiopathology
Streptococcus / isolation & purification*