title: Intracerebral abscess: a complication of severe cystic fibrosis lung disease.
abstract: Intracerebral abscess is an uncommon complication of severe cystic fibrosis lung disease. The present report describes a case of fatal multiple intracerebral abscesses in a patient with a severely bronchiectatic, nonfunctioning right lung and chronic low-grade infection. The patient was previously turned down for pneumonectomy. Intracerebral abscess in cystic fibrosis and the potential role of pneumonectomy in the present patient are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Fenton
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Cockcroft
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gjevre
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography