Cerebral abscess with Streptococcus intermedius as a complication of pelvic inflammatory disease in the setting of intrauterine device use

Simran Gupta; Sabirah N Kasule; Maria Teresa Seville

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01454

Cerebral abscess with Streptococcus intermedius as a complication of pelvic inflammatory disease in the setting of intrauterine device use

IDCases. 2022 Feb 17:27:e01454. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01454. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Simran Gupta¹, Sabirah N Kasule², Maria Teresa Seville²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

Abstract

A 43-year-old healthy female with no significant medical problems except for recently diagnosed pelvic inflammatory disease presented to our hospital with acute onset, severe head and neck pain. Brain imaging revealed a rim-enhancing lesion consistent with an abscess. The patient underwent successful surgical removal of the abscess and its capsule. Intraoperative cultures grew Streptococcus intermedius and she was discharged with a plan for four weeks of intravenous ceftriaxone.

Keywords: Cerebral abscess; Intrauterine device; Pelvic inflammatory disease.

Publication types

Case Reports