Table 1 Review of 12 cases of Salmonella brain abscess related to brain tumors reported in the literature and in our case
Cases | Age, sex, geographical origin | Cerebral tumor | Tumor surgery before diagnosis of brain abscess | Patients under systemic corticosteroid treatment | Clinical symptoms | Surgical drainage | Antibiotic treatment | Salmonella species | Clinical outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Our case (2015) | 60 years, female, Algeria | Yes, multiforme glioblastoma | Yes | Yes | Sudden neurological deterioration, meningeal syndrome | Yes | Yes, 3 months | Salmonella Enteritidis (CSF, blood, pus, brain abscess) | Good |
Rodriguez, Valero, and Watanakunakorn 1986 [8] | 28 years, male, Ohio (USA) | Yes, metastatic carcinoma | No | Yes | Per orbital pain, nausea, papilledema | Yes | Yes, 6 weeks (radiotherapy) | Salmonella Enteritidis (brain tissue and blood) | Good |
Sharma, Raja, and Shivananda 1986 [9] | 32 years, male, India | Yes, malignant astrocytoma | Yes | No | Headache, vomiting, somnolence | Yes | Yes, unknown duration | Salmonella Typhi | Good |
Noguerado et al. 1987 [10] | 78 years, male, Spain | Yes, multiforme glioblastoma | No | Yes | General conditions deteriorated, fever, meningeal syndrome, septic shock | No | Yes | Salmonella Enteritidis (CSF and blood) | Died |
Bossi et al. 1993 [11] | 24 years, male, Tunisia | Yes, multiforme glioblastoma | Yes | Yes | Fever, confusion | Yes | Yes, unknown duration | Salmonella Enteritidis (CSF, blood and brain abscess) | Good |
Shanley and Holmes 1994 [12] | 28 years, female, Hawaii (USA) | Yes, craniopharyngioma | No | Not mentioned | Sudden loss of vision | Yes, Hypophysectomy to decompress optic chiasm | Not mentioned | Salmonella Typhi (pus, brain abscess) | Good |
Fiteni et al. 1995 [13] | 49 years, female, France | Yes, astrocytoma | Yes | Yes | Fever, confusion | Yes | Yes, 9 weeks | Salmonella Enteritidis (CSF, blood and brain abscess) | Residual hemiparesis |
Sarria, Vidal, and Kimbrough Iii 2000 [14] | 58 years, female, Texas (USA) | Yes, multiforme glioblastoma | No | Yes | Fever, meningeal syndrome, hemiparesis, coma | Yes | Yes, 6 weeks and local application | Salmonella Enteritidis (material) | Died |
Kumari and Kan 2000 [15] | 59 years, male, Washington (USA) | Yes, metastatic adenocarcinoma | Yes | Yes | Fever, tachycardia, confusion | Yes | Yes, 6 weeks | Salmonella typhimurium (cerebral abscess) | Good |
Schröder et al. 2003 [16] | 46 years, female, Germany | Yes, craniopharyngioma | Yes | Yes | Tension, headache at craniotomy site | Yes | Yes, duration not known | Salmonella Enteritidis (pus, brain abscess) | Coxitis abscess |
Aissaoui et al. 2006 [17] | 72 years, male, Morocco | Yes, oligodendroglioma | Yes | Yes | Fever, neurological deterioration | No | Yes, 8 days then patient died | Salmonella Enteritidis (CSF and blood) | Died |
Sait et al. 2011 [18] | 57 years, male, not known | Yes, multiforme glioblastoma | Yes | No | Headache, discharge wound, meningeal signs | Yes | Yes, 4 weeks | Salmonella Enteritidis (material and blood) | Good |