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Epidural Abscess Caused by Eikenella corrodens in a Previously Healthy Child

  • Kim, Ye Kyung (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital) ;
  • Han, Mi Seon (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital) ;
  • Yang, Song I (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital) ;
  • Yun, Ki Wook (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital) ;
  • Han, Doo Hee (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jae Yoon (Department of Pediatrics, National Medical Center) ;
  • Choi, Eun Hwa (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital)
  • Received : 2018.11.02
  • Accepted : 2019.01.04
  • Published : 2019.08.25
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Abstract

Eikenella corrodens rarely causes invasive head and neck infections in immunocompetent children. We report a case of epidural abscess caused by E. corrodens in a previously healthy 13-year-old boy who presented with fever, headache, and vomiting. On physical examination upon admission, there was no neck stiffness, but discharge from the right ear was observed. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed approximately 4.5-cm-sized epidural empyema on the right temporal lobe as well as bilateral ethmoid and sphenoid sinusitis, right mastoiditis, and right otitis media. During treatment with vancomycin and cefotaxime, purulent ear discharge aggravated, and on follow-up brain MRI, the empyema size increased to $5.6{\times}3.4cm$ with interval development of an abscess at the right sphenoid sinus. Burr hole trephination was performed, and foul-smelling pus was aspirated from the epidural abscess near the right temporal lobe. Pus culture yielded E. corrodens. Endoscopic sphenoidotomy was also performed with massive pus drainage, and the same organism was grown. The patient was treated with intravenous cefotaxime for 3 weeks and recovered well with no other complications. Therefore, E. corrodens can cause serious complications in children with untreated sinusitis.

Eikenella corrodens는 구강 상재균으로 두경부 감염을 주로 일으키나 면역력이 정상인 소아청소년에게 감염을 일으키는 경우는 흔하지 않다. 저자들은 발열, 두통, 구토를 증상으로 입원한 이전까지 건강하였던 13세 남자에게서 E. corrodens 감염에 의한 중추신경계 경막 외 농양을 진단하여 보고하는 바이다. 초기에 시행한 신체검진에서 경부 강직은 없었으나, 우측 이루가 관찰되었다. 뇌 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 영상소견에서 4.5 cm 크기의 경막 외 농양이 우측 측두엽 부근에서 발견되었고, 양측 사골동염 및 접형동염, 우측 유양돌기염과 중이염이 동반되었다. Vancomycin과 cefotaxime 투약 중에도, 임상증상이 호전되지 않고 추적 MRI에서 경막 외 농양의 크기가 증가하고, 우측 접형동에 농양이 형성되어 항균요법과 함께 천두술과 내시경적 접형동 절개술을 시행하였다. 수술 시 경막 외 농양과 접형동에서 악취가 나는 고름이 다량 흡인되었으며 두 부위에서 흡인된 검체 모두에서 E. corrodens가 배양되었다. 수술 이후 3주 동안 cefotaxime 정맥주사로 치료받고 합병증 없이 회복하였다. 결론적으로, E. corrodens는 건강한 소아청소년에서 치료되지 않은 세균성 부비동염에 합병하여 중추신경계 농양의 원인이 될 수 있다.

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