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Rare pathogens, that is,\n                      <jats:italic>Paeniclostridium sordellii<\/jats:italic>\n                      , pose diagnostic challenges due to atypical presentations and detection difficulties.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case Presentation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A 67\u2010year\u2010old man presented with metabolic encephalopathy and diabetes insipidus. Imaging showed bilateral basal ganglia abnormalities and an enhancing lesion near the anterior commissure, suspicious for neoplasm. Postmortem findings included reactive gliosis, atypical lymphocytic inflammation, and polyclonal plasma cells. NGS performed at the University of Washington confirmed\n                      <jats:italic>P. sordellii<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Neuropathologic Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The gross and histologic examination showed mild hydrocephalus, right hippocampal atrophy, and anterior commissure\u2013centric inflammation. Vascular congestion, arteriosclerosis with microthrombi, and oligodendrocyte loss were present without hemorrhage.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Differential Diagnosis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and CNS lymphoma were considered but ruled out microscopically.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This case highlights the importance of considering\n                      <jats:italic>P. sordellii<\/jats:italic>\n                      in CNS inflammatory lesions and demonstrates the utility of molecular diagnostics in negative cultures.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1155\/crip\/7304864","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,7]],"date-time":"2026-01-07T09:27:24Z","timestamp":1767778044000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Chronic Basal Ganglia Infarction With PCR\u2010Identified\n                    <i>Paeniclostridium sordellii<\/i>\n                    : A Rare Neuropathological Case Report"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2026","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-5356-7782","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cassandra","family":"Lamm","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4453-7101","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Angus","family":"Toland","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7029-978X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Samuel","family":"Guzman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_1_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1040638720903738"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/vaccines10020318"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cell.2020.06.005.Epub"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/pbc.21838"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/s0378-1135(02)00291-2"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.clml.2017.02.017"}],"container-title":["Case Reports in Pathology"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1155\/crip\/7304864","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,7]],"date-time":"2026-01-07T09:27:25Z","timestamp":1767778045000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1155\/crip\/7304864"}},"subtitle":[],"editor":[{"given":"Amit","family":"Agrawal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"editor","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,1]]},"references-count":6,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,1]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1155\/crip\/7304864"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1155\/crip\/7304864","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["2090-6781","2090-679X"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2090-6781","type":"print"},{"value":"2090-679X","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,1]]},"assertion":[{"value":"2025-08-12","order":0,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2025-12-16","order":2,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2026-01-07","order":3,"name":"published","label":"Published","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}],"article-number":"7304864"}}