Metastatic intracranial abscesses of bronchopulmonary origin.
Intracranialabscesses are serious, life-threatening infections despite recent advances in diagnosis and treatment. We report the case of a child with metastatic brain abscesses and a chronic, sharp foreign body of the bronchus. Its presentation and endoscopic appearance and the microbiology of the abscesses are detailed. The detection of bacteria of respiratory origin should lead to a search for a bronchopulmonary source of contamination.
Agarwal
Anurag
A
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine and Temple University Children's Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
Gergits
Franklyn
F
Isaacson
Glenn
G
D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001980:Bronchi; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009254:Nafcillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D003287:Contrast Media; D008795:Metronidazole; D009254:Nafcillin; D002443:Ceftriaxone