NeonatalCitrobacter meningitis: Pathogenesis of cerebral abscess formation
| Autor: | Edward E. Smith, Gwendolyn R. Hogan, Nell J. Ryan, Susan D. Foreman |
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| Rok vydání: | 1984 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Brain Abscess Infarction White matter Necrosis Citrobacter medicine Humans Meningitis Abscess Brain abscess Cerebral Cortex biology Cerebral infarction business.industry Enterobacteriaceae Infections Infant Newborn Cerebral Infarction medicine.disease biology.organism_classification medicine.anatomical_structure Neurology Female Neurology (clinical) Vasculitis business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Neurology. 16:655-659 |
| ISSN: | 1531-8249 0364-5134 |
| Popis: | In 2 premature infants with brief survival, the major pathological feature of Citrobacter meningitis consisted of vasculitis and infarction with necrosis and liquefaction of large portions of the white matter of the hemispheres. Areas of decreased density demonstrated on computed tomographic head scan represented infarction with necrosis, liquefaction, and cavitation and not a classic abscess. This finding has clinical significance, because surgical drainage of liquefied infarcts is rarely indicated and could further damage the relatively preserved cortex. |
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