Parvimonas micraorbital cellulitis complicated with cerebral venous thrombosis and mycotic aneurysm
Yeow Hong Sak,
Presaad Pillai,
Ganesan Arthimulam
et al.
Abstract:Parvimonas micrais a gram-positive anaerobic coccus typically found in the human oral cavity, upper respiratory tract and gastrointestinal system. It occasionally causes intra-abdominal abscesses, spondylodiscitis and other infections. There are very few case reports on mycotic aneurysm related toP. micra. We describe a rare case ofP. micraorbital cellulitis complicated with meningitis, cerebral venous thrombosis and internal carotid artery mycotic aneurysm, which was successfully treated with the combination … Show more
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