A possible new approach to the management of brain abscesses.
A report is given of effective non-surgical treatment with antibiotics in a patient with a large brain abscess.Non-surgical treatment of brain abscesses may be possible if massive doses of specific bactericidal antibiotics are used and the patients are followed up with frequent brain scans and computerized tomography.
D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008712:Methicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D008712:Methicillin