BRAIN ABSCESS
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Treatment for brain abscess begins with
intravenous antibiotics, chosen to match the infecting bacterium if
known, or to cover a wide spectrum of possibilities if not.
Treatment usually continues for six to eight weeks.
Aspiration surgery is almost always done to drain the abscess. In
this procedure, a needle is guided to the infected site by CT scan,
and fluid is removed (aspirated) from the abscess. Aspiration may be
repeated several times until the bacteria are completely killed or
removed. Surgical removal of infected or dead tissue may be needed
in some cases. For patients with many sites of infection, aspiration
or surgical removal is not done because of the increased difficulty
and risk of the procedure. For these patients, antibiotic therapy
alone is used. Steroid treatment is controversial, but may be
indicated in some cases. |
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