Pyogenic brain abscess in Thailand

Pyogenic ventriculitis secondary to ruptured brain abscess.

Submitted by: Mohammed Benzagmout, MD, Saïd Boujraf, MD, PhD, Khalid Chakour, MD, Mohammed E. Chaoui, MD. Departments of Neurosurgery (Benzagmout, Chakour, Chaoui), and Radiology (Boujraf), University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, and the Department of Biophysics and Clinical MRI Methods (Boujraf), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Fez, BP 1893, Km 2.200, Sidi Hrazem Road, Fez 30000, M...

Pyogenic brain abscess, a 15 year survey

BACKGROUND Brain abscess is a potentially fatal disease. This study assesses clinical aspects of brain abscess in a large hospital cohort. METHODS Retrospective review of adult patients with pyogenic brain abscess at Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Denmark between 1994 and 2009. Prognostic factors associated with Glasgow Outcome Score (GOS) (death, severe disability or vegetative state) w...

PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS: REVIEW OF 54 CASES

Background: Historically open surgical drainage has been the treatment of choice for pyogenic liver abscess. The records of 54 patients with pyogenic liver abscess were reviewed to determine whether earlier diagnosis with current imaging tests and definitive treatment with antibiotics and aspiration drainage was an effective alternative to surgery. Methods: The clinical features, laborator...

Pyogenic Liver Abscess.

On examination, she was febrile, toxic and was complaining of pain in the shoulder joint. The examination of the shoulder joint was normal. Liver was enlarged 5 cm below the right costal margin and was tender. She did not have intercostal tenderness. The white cell count showed a neutrophil leucocytosis with a total count of 16.8 x 10 9 /L. Ultra sound scan of the abdomen revealed a large absce...

Solitary Pyogenic Liver Abscess.