Progressive headache in a 48-year-old man

Discussion Brain abscesses manifest with a triad of headache, fever and focal neurological deficit in 20% of patients. 1 Blood and CSF cultures are positive in 68% of cases with streptococci and staphylococci isolated in 34% and 18% of samples, respectively.

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ case reports 2015-01, Vol.2015, p.bcr2014208736
Hauptverfasser:	Al-Obaidi, Mohanad M, Khasawneh, Faisal A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Brain - diagnostic imaging Brain - pathology Brain Abscess - diagnosis Brain Abscess - drug therapy Cefotaxime - therapeutic use Drug Therapy, Combination Headache - etiology Headaches Humans Images In Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Mortality Tomography, X-Ray Computed USA/Canada Vancomycin - therapeutic use White
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Zusammenfassung:	Discussion Brain abscesses manifest with a triad of headache, fever and focal neurological deficit in 20% of patients. 1 Blood and CSF cultures are positive in 68% of cases with streptococci and staphylococci isolated in 34% and 18% of samples, respectively.
ISSN:	1757-790X 1757-790X
DOI:	10.1136/bcr-2014-208736