title: [Amebic brain abscess. Apropos of a case].
abstract: We report a case of double primary amoebic brain abscess in a 22 year old man, with signs of intracranial hypertension and deficit. Computed tomography found two hypodense lesions, not suggestive of pyogenic abscesses. Aspiration of one of the two abscesses, revealed the organism, and the two abscesses regressed in response to medical treatment. The authors insist on the rarity of these abscesses, their gravity, and the difficulty of the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neuroradiologie, Institut National de Neurologie, La Rabta, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kchouk
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ghedas
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Bouhaouala
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Larnaout
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Touibi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khaldi
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ben Rachid
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004749:Entamoebiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D008795:Metronidazole; D010634:Phenobarbital
vernacular_title: Abcès cérébral amibien. A propos d'un cas.