Multiple tuberculous brain abscesses
Journal
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Journal Volume
34
Journal Issue
12
Pages
931-934
Date Issued
2002
Author(s)
Abstract
Multiple tuberculous brain abscesses are rare. This report presents a female patient with a rapidly deteriorating clinical course. Computed tomographic scanning revealed multiple brain abscesses. Aspiration of one of the lesions yielded pus and positive acid-fast stained bacilli. The pathogenesis of multiple tuberculous brain abscesses is discussed.
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Other Subjects
antibiotic agent; cefotaxime; ethambutol; glycerol; isoniazid; osmotic agent; penicillin G sodium; pyrazinamide; rifampicin; tuberculostatic agent; acid fast bacterium; adult; article; aspiration; brain abscess; brain ventricle peritoneum shunt; case report; cerebrospinal fluid examination; coma; computer assisted tomography; deterioration; excision; female; human; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; pathogenesis; patient transport; pus; symptomatology; treatment outcome; Adult; Antitubercular Agents; Drainage; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Tuberculoma, Intracranial; Tuberculosis
Type
journal article