Exacerbation of brain abscess during exclusive treatment with steroids, demonstrated by computerised tomography.
A case of acute brain abscess in a 59-year-old man is presented. The primary CT findings were misinterpreted as a brain infarct or possibly a tumour. Under steroid therapy an activation of the brain abscess was observed in only nine days and in spite of an immediate operation the patient died.
D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013256:Steroids / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D013256:Steroids