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Haemophilus paraphrophilus, a rare cause of intracerebral abscess in children

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We report on a 3-year-old boy presenting with left-sided eyelid myocloni due to an intracranial abscess harboring Haemophilus paraphrophilus. This is the first description of an intracranial infection with this pathogen in a child.

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We would like to thank the patient and his family for participating. We are grateful to Birgit Kammer from the Department of Radiology of the Dr. von Haunerschen Kinderspital for providing us with the magnetic resonance images.

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Hoefele, J., Kroener, C., Berweck, S. et al. Haemophilus paraphrophilus, a rare cause of intracerebral abscess in children. Eur J Pediatr 167, 629–632 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-007-0560-6

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