Multiple intracranial abscesses due toStreptococcus anginosusin a previously well individual
| Autor: | Hugo Donaldson, Matthew A. Kirkman, Kevin O’Neill |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Facial weakness Glasgow Coma Scale Magnetic resonance imaging medicine.disease Surgery Hydrocephalus Clonus Psychiatry and Mental health Mydriasis Medicine Medical history Neurology (clinical) Radiology medicine.symptom business Brain abscess |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 83:1231-1232 |
| ISSN: | 1468-330X 0022-3050 |
| Popis: | A 39-year-old Portuguese male was found obtunded and incontinent of urine. On admission, his Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score was 14/15. He had fever, left-sided facial weakness and mydriasis, and bilateral clonus. Cranial CT and MRI demonstrated multiple supra- and infra-tentorial contrast-enhancing lesions, surrounding oedema and hydrocephalus (figures 1 and 2). Chest radiography and CT revealed two right upper lobe cavitating lesions (figure 3). No ear, sinus or dentition abnormalities were detected. He had no history of intravenous drug use or significant medical history. His white cell count (WCC) was 24.8×109/l (reference range: 4.0–11.0×109/l) and C reactive protein (CRP) … |
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