We report a case of amebic brain abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica. The patient was a 31-year-old man who presented with amebic liver abscess. His clinical course deteriorated in spite of proper drainage and treatment. He developed delirium, lethargy and then expired. With a history of heroin addiction, withdrawal syndrome from heroin was suspected. At autopsy, amebic abscesses were detected...

Brain abscess is a dangerous neurological condition with a high mortality when not treated appropriately. In developing countries the incidence and burden of brain abscess is doubled than developed nations. The challenge of diagnosing this condition early on plays a critical role in its progress towards an advanced burden of the disease. Majority of brain abscess presents as a solitary finding,...

can cause serious opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. Nocardial brain abscess in these patients has a high mortality. We describe a patient with brain abscess. After the abscess was evacuated at craniotomy, the patient was treated successfully with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, meropenem, and amikacin. ( J Intern Med Taiwan 2005; 16: 279-282 )

There are few reports in the literature of tuberculous brain abscess. Tuberculous brain abscess usually occurs in an immunocompromised host. Almost all previously documented cases have involved acquired immune deficiency syndrome. We encountered a 53-year-old right-handed immunocompetent male who was initially suspected of having a cerebrovascular accident due to acute-onset right hemiparesis a...

Ischemic stroke and brain abscess are life threatening, severe medical conditions requiring urgent and comprehensive evaluation. Brain abscess is a very rare and dangerous complication of ischemic stroke that can be treated successfully when diagnosed. Association of these two life threatening condition may cause catastrophic results. In this report, we present our experience with an ischemic s...

Sixteen consecutive patients with brain abscess, including two with multilocular and two with infratentorial abscesses, were treated by primary total excision of the abscess. The patients were followed for six months to three years. Only one patient died and there were no recurrences. Immediate primary excision is therefore the treatment of choice in brain abscess.

tion against Lyme disease with recombi-nant Borrelia burgdorferi outer-surface lipoprotein A with adjuvant. Cultivation of Borrelia burg-dorferi from erythema migrans lesions and perilesional skin. Clinical characteristics and treatment outcome of early Lyme disease in patients with microbiologically confirmed erythema migrans. et al. Direct molecular detection and geno-typing of Borrelia burgd...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Brain abscess and subdural empyema are the 2 most common forms of intracranial pyogenic infections. Predisposing factors and etiological agents may change with time. This study examined the epidemiological features of these conditions. METHODS The medical records of all inpatients with a diagnosis of brain abscess or subdural empyema from 1998 to 2007 were reviewed. The...

INTRODUCTION Mycoplasma hominis is mostly known for causing urogenital infections. However, it has rarely been described as an agent of brain abscess. CASE PRESENTATION We describe a case of M. hominis brain abscess in a 41-year-old Caucasian woman following uterus curettage. The diagnosis was obtained by 16S rDNA amplification, cloning and sequencing from the abscess pus, and confirmed by a ...

Nocardia cerebral abscess is rare, constituting approximately 1-2% of all cerebral abscesses. Mortality for a cerebral abscess of Nocardia is three times higher than that of other bacterial cerebral abscesses, therefore, early diagnosis and therapy is important. Nocardia cerebral abscess is generally occur among immunocompromised patients, and critical infection in immunocompetent patients is e...