Nonsurgical treatment of a traumatic brain abscess in a child.
A large traumatic brain abscess in a 9-year-old white boy was successfully treated conservatively with antibiotics, including metronidazole and ampicillin. No neurological or psychological sequelae, except for unilateral loss of the olfactory sense, were revealed at follow-up 5 years later, and on CT two minor hypodense areas remained in the right frontal lobe. Our treatment protocol includes metronidazole (0.5 g 3 times a day) and ampicillin (1 g 6 times a day) for adults. This seems to be the treatment of choice in cases of intracranial brain abscesses.
D000667:Ampicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000008:administration & dosage
D008795:Metronidazole; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D000667:Ampicillin