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Treatment of brain abscess rupturing into ventricle: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in SurgeryBrain abscess is a focal intraparenchymal infection. Brain abscess breaking into ventricles is a potentially fatal complication of brain abscess, which can lead to sudden deterioration of neurological function.
Xiaolin Zhang +4 more
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Anaerobic Brain Abscess following Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media in a Child from Uganda
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2009 Brain abscess, while rare, confers high mortality, especially in the developing world. The case of a Ugandan child with a polymicrobial brain abscess including infection with Tissierella praeacuta/Clostridium hastiforme requiring repeated drainage and ...
KA Cox, G Al-Rawahi, TR Kollmann
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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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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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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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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background Brain abscess due to the Nocardia genus is rare and usually found in immunocompromised patients. The most common subtype implicated is Nocardia farcinica while brain abscess due to Nocardia brasiliensis is comparatively rare.
Jian-Wei Zhu +4 more
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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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