Brain abscess formation at the site of intracerebral hemorrhage secondary to central nervous system vasculitis.
Brain abscess is a rare but very dangerous neurosurgical lesion. Prompt diagnosis and emergency surgical evacuation are the hallmarks of therapy. Brain abscess following ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke is a rare entity. These cases are often preceded by episodes of bacteremia, sepsis, and local infection. The authors report the case of a 30-year-old woman who presented with a cerebral abscess at the site of a recent intraparenchymal hemorrhage.
Division of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Shervin R
SR
Dashti
Humain
H
Baharvahdat
Eric
E
Sauvageau
Steven W
SW
Chang
Michael F
MF
Stiefel
Min S
MS
Park
Robert F
RF
Spetzler
Nicholas C
NC
Bambakidis
D000328:Adult; D020144:Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy