A Rare Cause of Brain Abscess: Enterococcus raffinosus

Abstract

In this paper, a case of brain abscess caused by Enterococcus raffinosus in a patient with history of chronic otitis mediais presented. A male patient applied to the emergency unit with severe headache and ear pain. His examination revealed otitis media and perforation of the left ear tympanic membrane. Brain tomography showed an abscess causing a midline shift to theright side in the left temporoparietal lobe. E. raffinosus, a rare pathogen, was identified in the material removed during surgery.

Keywords

• Enterococcus raffinosus
• chronic otitis media
• brain abscess