Multiple Brain Abscesses: An Unusual Case.

Vakilian, Alireza; Farahmand, Habib; Kahnali, Jafar Ahmadi; Eslammanesh, Tahereh; Rezvan, Sajad; Matloub, Saeid Karimi

Brain abscess is a collection of pus with a vascular capsule beginning as a cerebritis at its early stage. The incidence rate of brain abscess is approximately 0.13-0.9 per 100,000 person-year. In 33% of cases, brain abscess is spread hematogenously, mostly with endocarditis (13%), pulmonary infection (8%), or dental infection (5%). Other cases are attributed to recent neurosurgeries (9%) or cranial traumas (14%). Streptococcus and Staphylococcus species are the most common microorganisms causing brain abscesses. The symptoms presented include headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, focal neurologic symptoms, lethargy, and seizure. In this study, a 44-year-old coal worker methadone-abuser man who was admitted with the presentation of altered mental status, headache, imbalance, and vertigo with widespread ringenhancing lesions in his brain caused by multiple brain abscesses due to solitary lung abscess without pulmonary disease symptoms is reported. Altered consciousness and dysphagia were considered as a cause for his aspiration.

BRAIN abscess; SYMPTOMS; LUNG infections; LUNG diseases; ENDOCARDITIS; BRAIN damage

Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022, Vol 29, Issue 2, p175

1023-9510

Academic Journal

10.22062/JKMU.2022.91897