Brain abscess due to Propionibacterium propionicum in Eisenmenger syndrome

Chau, Anthony M T; Xu, Lileane L; Fairhall, Jacob M; Chaganti, Joga; McMullan, Brendan J

doi:10.5694/mja11.10768

Topics

Cardiovascular diseases

Infectious diseases

Nervous system diseases

Diagnostic techniques and procedures

Clinical record

1 St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
2 Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.

Correspondence: amtchau@gmail.com

Acknowledgements:

We thank Peter Earls (Anatomical Pathology, St Vincent’s Hospital) for his assistance in preparing and interpreting the histopathology slides included in this article.

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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