A Man in His 30s Presenting With Shortness of Breath and Productive Cough After a Recent Pneumonia

Patail, Haris; Patail, Hassan; Ahmad, Sahar

doi:10.1016/j.chest.2019.06.046

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“…We reviewed the available medical literature by PubMed with the keywords “ Streptococcus intermedius ” AND “lung abscess”, “pleural effusion” and “pleural empyema” from 1993 to 2023, published in English. We found 34 articles meeting the inclusion criteria ( Table 2 ), of which 4 described concomitant brain and lung abscesses, but none reported the presence of lung and brain abscesses due to S. intermedius associated with left sided endocarditis [ 1 , 2 , 8 , 9 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 ]. Only one paper [ 8 ] described the case of a lung and brain abscess associated with Chiari network endocarditis in the right heart.…”

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Streptococcus intermedius Brain Abscess with Lung Abscess and Aortic Valve Endocarditis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Gavaruzzi,

Chinello,

Cucinotta

et al. 2023

Infectious Disease Reports

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Streptococcus intermedius is frequently associated with brain and liver abscesses, while pleuropulmonary infections are considered rarer. Even less frequent is the association of lung and brain abscesses due to this agent with infective endocarditis. We describe the case of a 40-year-old man complaining of cough, fever, and headache who was diagnosed with a brain abscess due to S. intermedius, a concomitant lung abscess, and aortic native valve endocarditis. He was treated with surgical drainage of the brain abscess and a 4-week course of intravenous ceftriaxone, followed by oral amoxicillin/clavulanate, obtaining healing of the lesions without relapse of the infection.

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Streptococcus intermedius Brain Abscess with Lung Abscess and Aortic Valve Endocarditis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Gavaruzzi,

Chinello,

Cucinotta

et al. 2023

Infectious Disease Reports

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“…Technique Treatment The radiological findings seen in the patient population diagnosed with S. intermedius infection broadly include consolidation, loculated pleural effusion, cavitary lesions, nodules, empyema, and lung abscess [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. In our patient, it is difficult to differentiate an empyema vs. an empyema with abscesses or malignancy with superimposed infection.…”

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Streptococcus intermedius Pleuropulmonary Disease: A Not So Commonly Seen Radiological Picture

Tasleem

Mahmood

2021

Cureus

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A Streptococcus ( S. ) intermedius- associated pleuropulmonary infection (PPI) is a rare presentation. Cases have been reported in the last decade in which S. intermedius was identified in pleural fluid cultures and lung biopsies in patients presenting with complicated pleural effusions and empyema. However, there are data lacking on predisposing factors, mode of dissemination, and treatment strategies for these patients. Moreover, these patients can present with a spectrum of radiographic findings, which can help with prompt diagnosis and effective patient management. However, the radiological findings in this patient and the rapidly worsening clinical symptoms make the diagnosis difficult.

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Ultrasound for Pleural Disease. Beyond a Pocket of Pleural Fluid

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A Man in His 30s Presenting With Shortness of Breath and Productive Cough After a Recent Pneumonia

Cited by 3 publications

References 6 publications

Streptococcus intermedius Brain Abscess with Lung Abscess and Aortic Valve Endocarditis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Streptococcus intermedius Brain Abscess with Lung Abscess and Aortic Valve Endocarditis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Streptococcus intermedius Pleuropulmonary Disease: A Not So Commonly Seen Radiological Picture

Ultrasound for Pleural Disease. Beyond a Pocket of Pleural Fluid

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