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Actinomycotic brain abscess [PDF]

, 2016
Actinomycosis is caused by Gram-positive filamentous anaerobic organisms of genus Actinomyces, which are commensals of mucosal membranes of the oropharyngeal cavity, and gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts.
Hasegawa, H, Mackinnon, A, Papadopoulos, M, Rahiminejad, M   +3 more
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Intracranial fusarium fungal abscess in an immunocompetent patient: case report and review of the literature. [PDF]

, 2014
Introduction Fusarium spp is an omnipresent fungal species that may lead to fatal infections in immunocompromised populations. Spontaneous intracranial infection by Fusarium spp in immunocompetent individuals is exceedingly rare.
Cadden, Joseph, Commins, Deborah, Giannotta, Steven L, Lee, Brian, Peterson, Asa, Pham, Martin H, Zada, Gabriel   +6 more
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Multiple Brain Abscesses: An Unusual Case [PDF]

Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022
Brain abscess is a collection of pus with a vascular capsule beginning as a cerebritis at its early stage. The incidence rate of brain abscess is approximately 0.13-0.9 per 100,000 person-year.
Alireza Vakilian, Habib Farahmand, Jafar Ahmadi Kahnali, Tahereh Eslammanesh, Sajad Rezvan, Saeid Karimi Matloub   +5 more
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Brain Metastasis Mimicking Brain Abscess in ALK-Positive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, 2019
Brain metastasis frequently develops in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Here, we report a patient who developed brain metastasis from ALK-positive NSCLC which mimicked brain abscess.
Toshio Sakatani, Hidenori Kage, Shunsaku Takayanagi, Kaoru Watanabe, Yoshihisa Hiraishi, Aya Shinozaki-Ushiku, Shota Tanaka, Tetsuo Ushiku, Nobuhito Saito, Takahide Nagase   +9 more
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Pyogenic Brain Abscess Caused by Peptostreptococcus in a Patient with HIV-1 Infection

Diseases, 2017
In the setting of HIV, cerebral lesions are usually secondary to lymphoma and opportunistic infections; however, in patients with CD4 counts above 200 cells/uL, other pathologies such as pyogenic brain abscess could gain importance.
Jose Armando Gonzales Zamora, Luis Alberto Espinoza   +1 more
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Intracranial tuberculous mass lesions treated with thalidomide in an immunocompetent child from a low tuberculosis endemic country: A case report [PDF]

, 2018
Rationale: Tuberculous meningitis is a highly morbid, often fatal disease. Patient concern: We describe a case of an Italian child. Diagnoses: we diagnosed early a Tuberculous meningitis complicated by the occurrence of hydrocephalus, stroke, and ...
Ajassa, Camilla, Caraffa, Emanuela, Ciardi, Maria Rosa, Lichtner, Miriam, Massetti, Anna Paola, Mastroianni, Claudio Maria, Russo, Gianluca, Vita, Serena, Vullo, Vincenzo   +8 more
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Brain abscess: A narrative review

Neurology Perspectives, 2022
Background: Brain abscess is a severe focal infection of the central nervous system (CNS) with an annual incidence of up to 8% in developing countries. This article aims to present a comprehensive review of the literature on the pathophysiology, clinical
M.A. Ruiz-Barrera, A.F. Santamaría-Rodríguez, O.F. Zorro   +2 more
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Brain abscess following rituximab infusion in a patient with pemphigus vulgaris. [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundImmunocompromised patients are at increased risk for developing meningitis or, rarely, brain abscess with opportunistic organisms like Listeria monocytogenes.Case reportA 52 year-old Saudi Arabian woman who was diagnosed with pemphigus vulgaris
Al-Harbi, Talal M, Al-Muammar, Shahad A, Ellis, Ronald J   +2 more
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Aquaporin-4 and brain edema. [PDF]

, 2007
Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is a water-channel protein expressed strongly in the brain, predominantly in astrocyte foot processes at the borders between the brain parenchyma and major fluid compartments, including cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood.
A Lehmenkuhler, Alan S. Verkman, AS Verkman, AS Verkman, D Wenzel, DK Binder, DK Binder, DK Binder, DS Prough, GT Manley, H Wen, HJ Reulen, HK Kimelberg, I Klatzo, I Roberts, J Badaut, J Hu, J Li, J Li, JE Rash, JE Rash, K Oshio, KI Auguste, M Amiry-Moghaddam, M Amiry-Moghaddam, M Elkjaer, Marios C. Papadopoulos, MC Papadopoulos, MC Papadopoulos, MC Papadopoulos, NR Saunders, O Bloch, P Agre, P Padmawar, PM Rodier, S Nielsen, S Saadoun, S Saadoun, T Ma   +38 more
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Hemorrhage in the Wall of Pyogenic Brain Abscess on Susceptibility Weighted MR Sequence: A Report of 3 Cases

Case Reports in Radiology, 2014
Background and Purpose. In pyogenic brain abscess, hemorrhage in the walls is considered exceptional. Recently, hemorrhagic changes in the walls of pyogenic abscess have been demonstrated on susceptibility weighted imaging with 3T MRI.
Krishnamoorthy Thamburaj, Amit K. Agarwal, Shyamsunder B. Sabat, Dan T. Nguyen   +3 more
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