Multiple brain abscesses: treatment by a conservative approach--a case report.
A 57-year-old male with six brain abscesses was successfully treated with metronidazole and ampicillin under close CT-control. To exclude possible tuberculosis a cortical abscess was excised for culture and microscopy. Hydrocephalus which developed was drained and subsequently treated with a permanent ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. Within 42 weeks the remaining five abscesses all showed complete resolution on the CT-scan.
Sandermann
J
J
Department of Neurosurgery, Aalborg Syghus Syd, Denmark.
Bartholdy
N J
NJ
D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008795:Metronidazole; D000667:Ampicillin