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Article: Paradoxical enlargement of tuberculous brain abscess during drugtreatment: A case report
Title | Paradoxical enlargement of tuberculous brain abscess during drugtreatment: A case report |
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Keywords | Brain abscesses Paradoxical deterioration Tuberculous |
Issue Date | 2001 |
Citation | Singapore Medical Journal, 2001, v. 42, n. 7, p. 325-327 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This is a case report of a patient suffering from tuberculous (TB) brain abscesses. Despite supervised and appropriate anti-TB chemotherapy, the size of the abscesses paradoxically increased, accompanied by clinical deterioration at I month. A second aspiration was performed which yielded a large amount of viable tubercle bacilli. The same drug regimen was continued. This was followed by complete resolution of the lesions in 12 months. Hence TB brain abscess which remains culture and smear positive after four weeks treatment may not represent treatment failure. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/325042 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.7 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.374 |
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dc.contributor.author | Ng, S. K. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Zhu, X. L. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Poon, W. S. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-27T07:29:14Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-02-27T07:29:14Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2001 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Singapore Medical Journal, 2001, v. 42, n. 7, p. 325-327 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0037-5675 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/325042 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This is a case report of a patient suffering from tuberculous (TB) brain abscesses. Despite supervised and appropriate anti-TB chemotherapy, the size of the abscesses paradoxically increased, accompanied by clinical deterioration at I month. A second aspiration was performed which yielded a large amount of viable tubercle bacilli. The same drug regimen was continued. This was followed by complete resolution of the lesions in 12 months. Hence TB brain abscess which remains culture and smear positive after four weeks treatment may not represent treatment failure. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Singapore Medical Journal | - |
dc.subject | Brain abscesses | - |
dc.subject | Paradoxical deterioration | - |
dc.subject | Tuberculous | - |
dc.title | Paradoxical enlargement of tuberculous brain abscess during drugtreatment: A case report | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 11599629 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-0035405228 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 42 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 7 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 325 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 327 | - |