Brain abscess causes: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Ochuko Ajari (talk | contribs) |
Ochuko Ajari (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 130: | Line 130: | ||
===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== | ===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== | ||
{{Columns-list|3| | |||
*[[Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans]] | |||
*[[Actinomyces]] | |||
*[[Actinomycosis]] | |||
*[[Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans]] | |||
*[[Alcoholism]] | |||
*[[Amebic dysentery]] | |||
*[[Amoebiasis]] | |||
*[[Anaerobic bacteria]] | |||
*[[Aspergillosis]] | |||
*[[Aspergillus]] | |||
*[[Atrial septal defect]] | |||
*[[Bacterial endocarditis]] | |||
*[[Bacterial meningitis]] | |||
*[[Bacteroides]] | |||
*[[Brain surgery]] | |||
*[[Brain tumor]] | |||
*[[Bronchiectasis]] | |||
*[[Candida albicans]] | |||
*[[Chagas disease]] | |||
*[[Cholesteatoma]] | |||
*[[Cholesterol granuloma]] | |||
*[[steroid therapy|Chronic steroid use]] | |||
*[[Cladosporium trichoides]] | |||
*[[Clostridium]] | |||
*[[Coccidioides immitis]] | |||
*[[listeriosis|Congenital listeriosis]] | |||
*[[Corynebacterium]] | |||
*[[Cryptococcus neoformans]] | |||
*[[Curvularia]] | |||
*[[Cyanotic congenital heart disease]] | |||
*[[Cystic fibrosis]] | |||
*[[Cysticercosis]] | |||
*[[Dental braces]] | |||
*[[Dental extraction]] | |||
*[[Dental sepsis]] | |||
*[[Drug abuse]] | |||
*[[Ear infection]] | |||
*[[Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve]] | |||
*[[Empyema]] | |||
*[[Endocarditis]] | |||
*[[Entamoeba histolytica]] | |||
*[[Enterobacter]] | |||
*[[Enterobacteriaceae]] | |||
*[[Enterococcus]] | |||
*[[Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae]] | |||
*[[Escherichia coli]] | |||
*[[Esophageal dilatation]] | |||
*[[Foreign body aspiration]] | |||
*[[Fungi]] | |||
*[[Fusobacterium]] | |||
*[[Group B streptococcal infection]] | |||
*[[Haemophilus]] | |||
*[[haemophilus|Haemophilus aphrophilus]] | |||
*[[Head trauma]] | |||
*[[metastasis pathophysiology|Hematogenous spread]] | |||
*[[Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia]] | |||
*[[HIV]] | |||
*[[Immunodeficiency]] | |||
*[[Infective endocarditis]] | |||
*[[Intra-abdominal infection]] | |||
*[[drug abuse|Intravenous drug abuse]] | |||
*[[Intravenous drug use]] | |||
*[[Klebsiella]] | |||
*[[Klebsiella pneumoniae]] | |||
*[[Lemierre's syndrome]] | |||
*[[Listeria]] | |||
*[[Listeriosis]] | |||
*[[Lung abscess]] | |||
*[[Mastoiditis]] | |||
*[[Mucorales]] | |||
*[[Mucormycosis]] | |||
*[[Mycobacterium tuberculosis]] | |||
*[[Mycoplasma hominis]] | |||
*[[Near drowning]] | |||
*[[Neoplasms]] | |||
*[[AIDS dementia complex|Neurological disorders related to AIDS]] | |||
*[[Neurosurgery]] | |||
*[[Nocardia]] | |||
*[[Nocardiosis]] | |||
*[[Opportunistic infections]] | |||
*[[Orbital cellulitis]] | |||
*[[Organ transplant]] | |||
*[[Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome]] | |||
*[[Paragonimus]] | |||
*[[Parasites]] | |||
*[[Penetrating head trauma]] | |||
*[[Peptococcus]] | |||
*[[Peptostreptococcus]] | |||
*[[Prevotella]] | |||
*[[Propionibacterium]] | |||
*[[Prosthetic heart valve]] | |||
*[[Proteus]] | |||
*[[Pseudomonas]] | |||
*[[Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation]] | |||
*[[Puncture wound to brain]] | |||
*[[Pyomyositis]] | |||
*[[Rhodococcus equi]] | |||
*[[Salmonella]] | |||
*[[Scedosporium apiospermum]] | |||
*[[Schistosoma japonicum]] | |||
*[[Sinusitis]] | |||
*[[Skull fracture]] | |||
*[[Staphylococcus aureus]] | |||
*[[Staphylococcus epidermidis]] | |||
*[[Streptococcus]] | |||
*[[Streptococcus milleri]] | |||
*[[Streptococcus pneumoniae]] | |||
*[[Suppurative otitis media]] | |||
*[[Tooth infection]] | |||
*[[Toxoplasma]] | |||
*[[Traumatic brain injury]] | |||
*[[Upper respiratory tract infections]] | |||
*[[Urinary tract infection]] | |||
*[[Ventricular septal defect]] | |||
*[[Ventriculoperitoneal shunt]] | |||
*[[Viridans streptococci]] | |||
*[[wound|Wound infections]] | |||
}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:43, 20 July 2015
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
|
Brain abscess Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Brain abscess causes On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Brain abscess causes |
Overview
Brain abscesses commonly occur when bacteria or fungi infect part of the brain. The source of the infection is often not found. However, the most common source is a lung infection. The germs that cause a brain abscess usually reach the brain through the blood. Less often, a heart infection is to blame. Germs may also travel from a nearby infected area (for example, an ear infection) or enter the body during an injury (such as a gun or knife wound) or surgery. In children with heart disease or a birth defect, such as those with tetralogy of fallot, infections are more able to reach the brain from the intestines, teeth, or other body areas.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening conditions may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
The unnamed parameter 2= is no longer supported. Please see the documentation for {{columns-list}}.
3