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Brain abscess risk factors
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of brain abscess are immunodeficiency, chronic diseases, and congenital heart diseases.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of brain abscesses in adults include: [1][2]
- A weakened immune system (such as in AIDS patients)
- Chronic disease, such as cancer or Osler-weber-rendu syndrome
- Drugs that suppress the immune system (corticosteroids or chemotherapy)
- Right-to-left heart shunts, usually the result of congenital heart disease
- Decline in consciousness
- Due to seizures or status epilepticus
Common risk factors in the development of brain abscess in children include:[3]
References
References
- ↑ Nath A. Brain abscess and parameningeal infections. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 438.
- ↑ Brouwer MC, Tunkel AR, McKhann GM, van de Beek D (2014). “Brain abscess”. N Engl J Med. 371 (5): 447–56. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1301635. PMID 25075836.
- ↑ Brain Abscess. MedMerits (2011). http://www.medmerits.com/index.php/article/brain_abscess Accessed on October 7, 2015
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