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Brain Abscess in a Patient with Osteopetrosis: A Rare Complication
JCRPE, 2021 Brain abscess formation is extremely rare in patients with osteopetrosis. Herein, we report a case of viridans streptococci brain abscess in an immunocompromised child diagnosed with osteopetrosis.
Merve İşeri Nepesov +7 more
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Brain Sciences, 2021 Nocardia brain abscess is relatively rare, accounting for about 1–2% of all brain abscesses, and its mortality rate is three times higher than of other types of bacterial brain abscesses; thus, early diagnosis and treatment are essential.
Nengwen Xu +3 more
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A case report of brain abscess caused by Nocardia farcinica
European Journal of Medical Research, 2021 Background Brain abscess due to the Nocardia genus is rarely reported and it is usually found in immunocompromised patients. Treatment of Nocardia brain abscess is troublesome and requires consideration of the severity of the underlying systemic disease.
Jiangqin Song +3 more
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A case of brain abscess as complication of chronic suppurative otitis media
JKS (Jurnal Kedokteran Syiah Kuala), 2022 . Brain abscess is a pyogenic reaction localized to brain tissue and focal intracerebral infections that begin as cerebritis and then become pus surrounded by brain capsules caused by a variety of bacteria, fungi and protozoa. There are several mechanism
Nur Astini
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Journal of Agromedicine and Medical Sciences (AMS), 2022 Introduction: Chronic suppurative otitis media is broadly defined as chronic inflammation that involved mucose of middle ear and mastoid air cells.
Khairani Ayunanda Ikhlas, Yan Edward
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Di-san junyi daxue xuebao, 2020 Objective To investigate the ability of specific polyclonal antibodies against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) lipoprotein SA2275 to penetrate the blood-brain barrier for inhibiting the formation of S. aureus-induced brain abscess in mice.
ZHENG Ying +3 more
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MRI and clinical resolution of a suspected intracranial toxoplasma granuloma with medical treatment in a domestic short hair cat [PDF]
, 2017 A two-year-old cat was presented with a left paradoxical vestibular syndrome. MRI of the brain revealed an extra-axial homogenously contrast enhancing mass in the region of the left caudal cerebellar peduncle.
Beltran, E, Crawford, A H, Drees, R
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background Brain abscess is a life-threatening event. Moreover, when Klebsiella pneumoniae is the cause, rapid diagnosis and appropriate treatment are required. Klebsiella invasive liver abscess syndrome, a bloodstream metastatic infection of potentially
Osamu Kinoshita +8 more
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A rare case of polymicrobial brain abscess involving Actinomyces
Radiology Case Reports, 2021 Brain abscess is a focal intracranial infection that may present as a life-threatening emergency. Brain abscess can present with a wide range of clinical syndromes, and it results in high morbidity and mortality worldwide. Here we describe a rare case of
Abdelrhman Abo-Zed, MD +2 more
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Low-Grade Astrocytoma Associated with Abscess Formation: Case Report and Literature Review
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2008 A rare case of low-grade astrocytoma associated with abscess formation occurred in a 52-year-old man presenting with Broca's aphasia. He underwent craniotomy and tumor removal under the impression of brain tumor with necrotic cystic change.
Tai-Hsin Tsai +13 more
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