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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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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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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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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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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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A rare case of multiple brain abscesses caused by apical periodontitis of deciduous teeth in congenital heart disease: a case report

BMC Oral Health, 2022
Background A brain abscess is a focal infection in which abscesses form in the brain. A brain abscess is a rare but fatal disease when rupture occurs into the ventricles.
Shizuka Takahashi, Hisato Segoe, Takashi Kikuiri, Yuji Maruo, Tomonobu Sato, Yutaka Watanabe, Zhao Jimei, Yoshitaka Yoshimura, Misa Ishiyama, Atsuhito Takeda, Yasutaka Yawaka, Tetsuo Shirakawa   +11 more
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Infectious Diseases Associated With Renal Homotransplantation: I. Incidence, Types, and Predisposing Factors [PDF]

, 1964
Infectious diseases occurred in 26 of 30 renal homotransplantation patients and contributed to eight of the 12 deaths in this series. There were 52 infections, 17 occurring before and 35 after transplantation.
Marchioro, TL, Rifkind, D, Starzl, TE, Waddell, WR   +3 more
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Brain abscess caused by Trueperella bernardiae in a child

Surgical neurology international, 2019
Background: Recurrent intracranial abscesses secondary to refractory otitis media present a challenge which demands multidisciplinary collaboration. Case Description: We present the first known case of pediatric brain abscess caused by a polymicrobial ...
James Pan, Allen L. Ho, A. Pendharkar, E. Sussman, May Casazza, S. Cheshier, G. Grant   +6 more
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Adult brain abscess associated with patent foramen ovale: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2007
Brain abscess results from local or metastatic septic spread to the brain. The primary infectious site is often undetected, more commonly so when it is distant.
Stathopoulos Georgios T, Mandila Christina G, Koukoulitsios Georgios V, Katsarelis Nikodimos G, Pedonomos Michel, Karabinis Andreas   +5 more
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Brainstem auditory evoked responses in an equine patient population. Part II: foals. [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundReports of the use of brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER) as a diagnostic modality in foals have been limited.Hypothesis/objectivesTo describe BAER findings and associated causes of hearing loss in foals.AnimalsStudy group 18 foals (15 ...
Aleman, M, Holliday, TA, Madigan, JE, Williams, DC   +3 more
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