title: Listeria brain abscess associated with steroid therapy: successful non-surgical treatment.
abstract: A patient is reported who developed a brain abscess due to Listeria monocytogenes while on long-term steroid therapy and who was successfully treated medically without surgical intervention. The literature on listeria brain abscess is reviewed, and the importance of early recognition of this infection in any immunocompromised patient who develops focal cerebral dysfunction is emphasised.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013256:Steroids / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D013256:Steroids