Gas-producing brain abscess
JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2005; 15 (3): 176-7
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ABSTRACT
A case of a known psychiatric patient who presented with rapid neurological deterioration is reported. Neuroimaging revealed a gas-producing brain abscess in left parietal lobe with a contiguous focus of infection in the adjacent bone and scalp initiated by obsessive scalp scratching. On complete surgical excision of abscess, followed by culturebased antibiotic therapy, a good neurological recovery was achieved with minimal residual deficits at follow-up
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IMEMR (Mediterraneo Oriental)
Asunto principal:
Empiema Subdural
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Absceso Encefálico
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Drenaje
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Resultado del Tratamiento
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Infecciones por Bacterias Grampositivas
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Craneotomía
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Quimioterapia Combinada
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Gases
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
J. Coll. Physicians Surg. Pak.
Año:
2005
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