Brain abscess results from local or metastatic septic spread to the brain. The primary infectious site is often undetected, more commonly so when it is distant. Unlike pediatric congenital heart disease, minor intracardiac right-to-left shunting due to patent foramen ovale has not been appreciated as a cause of brain abscess in adults. Here we present a case of brain abscess associated with a p...

BACKGROUND Salmonella brain abscess associated with brain tumor is rare. Only 11 cases have been reported to date. Here we report a case of brain abscess caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis mimicking post-surgical meningitis in a patient with glioblastoma multiforme. CASE PRESENTATION A 60-year-old Algerian woman was admitted through an emergency department for a 4-day history o...

Brain abscess, though not rare, is an uncommon complication of otitis media. We report a case 12 years old male for chronic ear discharge, throbbing headache and post aural swelling three weeks. A detailed history physical examination the child was performed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan done. diagnosis intracranial secondary to media made. An emergency craniotomy with drainage brain ab...

INTRODUCTION Brucella is a zoonotic infection commonly diagnosed by isolation of the organism from blood culture or positive serological testing. It is an uncommon cause of a pyrexia of unknown origin in the United Kingdom. CASE PRESENTATION We describe the case of a 14-year-old girl with no history of travel who presented with pyrexia, weight loss, arthralgia, multiple splenic abscesses and ...

Hepatic abscess due to Brucella species is an extremely rare complication especially in acute illness. Here, we report a case of hepatic microabscesses probably caused by Brucella in a 33-year-old woman with acute infection who was successfully treated with a combination of doxycycline and rifampicin for 3 months.

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...