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Background: Odontogenic brain abscess is a rare, but potentially fatal, central nervous system infection, with insidious onset and unclear etiology.
Methods: This case reports a 70-year-old male patient who developed an odontogenic brain abscess secondary to periodontal infection and underwent neurological surgery. Extract pus during surgery for the metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS).
Results: The mNGS of pus samples obtained from brain abscess aspiration identified the periodontal pathogens and . Consequently, he was referred to the department of stomatology for further examination and treatment.
Conclusions: Our study found that major periodontal pathogens including and were essential in the development of odontogenic brain abscesses; thus, timely intervention and preventive measures are important for treatment.
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