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Intracranial abscess

MedGen UID:
9529
•Concept ID:
C0021874
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Intracranial Abscess; intracranial abscess
SNOMED CT: Intracranial abscess (27614006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0000939

Definition

An abscess that is located in the intracranial space. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVIntracranial abscess

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pott's puffy tumor: a need for interdisciplinary diagnosis and treatment.
Kühn JP, Linsler S, Nourkami-Tutdibi N, Meyer S, Becker SL, Yilmaz U, Schick B, Bozzato A, Kulas P
HNO 2022 Feb;70(Suppl 1):8-13. Epub 2022 Jan 24 doi: 10.1007/s00106-021-01134-w. PMID: 35072731Free PMC Article
Management of infective complications of otitis media in resource-constrained settings.
Bhutta MF, Monono ME, Johnson WD
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 Jun;28(3):174-181. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000627. PMID: 32332206
Management and outcomes in children with sinogenic intracranial abscesses.
Patel AP, Masterson L, Deutsch CJ, Scoffings DJ, Fish BM
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2015 Jun;79(6):868-873. Epub 2015 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.03.020. PMID: 25887135

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hyperbaric oxygen for intracranial abscess.
Tomoye EO, Moon RE
Undersea Hyperb Med 2021 First Quarter;48(1):97-102. doi: 10.22462/01.03.2021.12. PMID: 33648039
Intracranial hematoma and abscess after neuraxial analgesia and anesthesia: a review of the literature describing 297 cases.
Bos EM, van der Lee K, Haumann J, de Quelerij M, Vandertop WP, Kalkman CJ, Hollmann MW, Lirk P
Reg Anesth Pain Med 2021 Apr;46(4):337-343. Epub 2021 Jan 13 doi: 10.1136/rapm-2020-102154. PMID: 33441431Free PMC Article
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
Tellapuri S, Park HS, Kalva SP
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019 Aug;35(8):1421-1428. Epub 2018 Nov 1 doi: 10.1007/s10554-018-1479-x. PMID: 30386957
Safety and efficacy of eculizumab in Guillain-Barré syndrome: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised phase 2 trial.
Misawa S, Kuwabara S, Sato Y, Yamaguchi N, Nagashima K, Katayama K, Sekiguchi Y, Iwai Y, Amino H, Suichi T, Yokota T, Nishida Y, Kanouchi T, Kohara N, Kawamoto M, Ishii J, Kuwahara M, Suzuki H, Hirata K, Kokubun N, Masuda R, Kaneko J, Yabe I, Sasaki H, Kaida KI, Takazaki H, Suzuki N, Suzuki S, Nodera H, Matsui N, Tsuji S, Koike H, Yamasaki R, Kusunoki S; Japanese Eculizumab Trial for GBS (JET-GBS) Study Group
Lancet Neurol 2018 Jun;17(6):519-529. Epub 2018 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30114-5. PMID: 29685815
Orbital cellulitis.
Tsirouki T, Dastiridou AI, Ibánez Flores N, Cerpa JC, Moschos MM, Brazitikos P, Androudi S
Surv Ophthalmol 2018 Jul-Aug;63(4):534-553. Epub 2017 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.12.001. PMID: 29248536

Diagnosis

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
Tellapuri S, Park HS, Kalva SP
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019 Aug;35(8):1421-1428. Epub 2018 Nov 1 doi: 10.1007/s10554-018-1479-x. PMID: 30386957
Orbital cellulitis.
Tsirouki T, Dastiridou AI, Ibánez Flores N, Cerpa JC, Moschos MM, Brazitikos P, Androudi S
Surv Ophthalmol 2018 Jul-Aug;63(4):534-553. Epub 2017 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.12.001. PMID: 29248536
Pediatric intracranial abscesses.
Bonfield CM, Sharma J, Dobson S
J Infect 2015 Jun;71 Suppl 1:S42-6. Epub 2015 Apr 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2015.04.012. PMID: 25917804
Brain abscess: an overview.
Muzumdar D, Jhawar S, Goel A
Int J Surg 2011;9(2):136-44. Epub 2010 Nov 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2010.11.005. PMID: 21087684
Intracranial abscess.
McCann VJ, Kyle T, Goodwin CS, Stokes JB
Med J Aust 1979 Feb 10;1(3):75-6, 97. PMID: 431435

Therapy

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
Tellapuri S, Park HS, Kalva SP
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019 Aug;35(8):1421-1428. Epub 2018 Nov 1 doi: 10.1007/s10554-018-1479-x. PMID: 30386957
Safety and efficacy of eculizumab in Guillain-Barré syndrome: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised phase 2 trial.
Misawa S, Kuwabara S, Sato Y, Yamaguchi N, Nagashima K, Katayama K, Sekiguchi Y, Iwai Y, Amino H, Suichi T, Yokota T, Nishida Y, Kanouchi T, Kohara N, Kawamoto M, Ishii J, Kuwahara M, Suzuki H, Hirata K, Kokubun N, Masuda R, Kaneko J, Yabe I, Sasaki H, Kaida KI, Takazaki H, Suzuki N, Suzuki S, Nodera H, Matsui N, Tsuji S, Koike H, Yamasaki R, Kusunoki S; Japanese Eculizumab Trial for GBS (JET-GBS) Study Group
Lancet Neurol 2018 Jun;17(6):519-529. Epub 2018 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30114-5. PMID: 29685815
Orbital cellulitis.
Tsirouki T, Dastiridou AI, Ibánez Flores N, Cerpa JC, Moschos MM, Brazitikos P, Androudi S
Surv Ophthalmol 2018 Jul-Aug;63(4):534-553. Epub 2017 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.12.001. PMID: 29248536
Brain abscess: an overview.
Muzumdar D, Jhawar S, Goel A
Int J Surg 2011;9(2):136-44. Epub 2010 Nov 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2010.11.005. PMID: 21087684
Intracranial abscess.
McCann VJ, Kyle T, Goodwin CS, Stokes JB
Med J Aust 1979 Feb 10;1(3):75-6, 97. PMID: 431435

Prognosis

Otopathology in Angiosarcoma of the Temporal Bone.
Chen JX, Kozin ED, O'Malley J, Chebib I, Hedley-Whyte ET, Faquin W, Nadol J Jr, Quesnel AM
Laryngoscope 2019 Mar;129(3):737-742. Epub 2018 Dec 11 doi: 10.1002/lary.27281. PMID: 30536838
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus intracranial abscess: An analytical series and review on molecular, surgical and medical aspects.
Bahubali VKH, Vijayan P, Bhandari V, Siddaiah N, Srinivas D
Indian J Med Microbiol 2018 Jan-Mar;36(1):97-103. doi: 10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_17_41. PMID: 29735835
Orbital cellulitis.
Tsirouki T, Dastiridou AI, Ibánez Flores N, Cerpa JC, Moschos MM, Brazitikos P, Androudi S
Surv Ophthalmol 2018 Jul-Aug;63(4):534-553. Epub 2017 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.12.001. PMID: 29248536
Sinogenic intracranial complications.
Singh B, Van Dellen J, Ramjettan S, Maharaj TJ
J Laryngol Otol 1995 Oct;109(10):945-50. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100131731. PMID: 7499946
Intracranial abscess.
McCann VJ, Kyle T, Goodwin CS, Stokes JB
Med J Aust 1979 Feb 10;1(3):75-6, 97. PMID: 431435

Clinical prediction guides

Hospital utilization for orbital and intracranial complications of pediatric acute rhinosinusitis.
Levy DA, Nguyen SA, Harvey R, Hopkins C, Schlosser RJ
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Jan;128:109696. Epub 2019 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109696. PMID: 31585355
Otogenic cerebral venous thrombosis in children: A review of 16 consecutive cases.
Coutinho G, Júlio S, Matos R, Santos M, Spratley J
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2018 Oct;113:177-181. Epub 2018 Jul 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.07.050. PMID: 30173980
Intracranial complications of pediatric sinusitis: Identifying risk factors associated with prolonged clinical course.
Schupper AJ, Jiang W, Coulter MJ, Brigger M, Nation J
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2018 Sep;112:10-15. Epub 2018 Jun 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.06.019. PMID: 30055716
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus intracranial abscess: An analytical series and review on molecular, surgical and medical aspects.
Bahubali VKH, Vijayan P, Bhandari V, Siddaiah N, Srinivas D
Indian J Med Microbiol 2018 Jan-Mar;36(1):97-103. doi: 10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_17_41. PMID: 29735835
Postoperative intracranial abscess--clinical aspects in the differential diagnosis to early recurrence of malignant glioma.
Vogelsang JP, Wehe A, Markakis E
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 1998 Mar;100(1):11-4. doi: 10.1016/s0303-8467(97)00118-2. PMID: 9637198

Recent systematic reviews

The connection between brain abscess and odontogenic infections: A systematic review.
Lisboa ECC, Silva WO, Rodrigues RCV, Brum SC, Alves FRF
Arch Oral Biol 2022 Mar;135:105360. Epub 2022 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2022.105360. PMID: 35121265
Successful management of intraventricular rupture of pyogenic brain abscess (IVROBA): Systematic review and illustrative case.
Omar AT 2nd, Khu KJO
J Clin Neurosci 2020 Jan;71:191-198. Epub 2019 Aug 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2019.08.067. PMID: 31439482
Acupuncture-Induced Cranial Epidural Abscess: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Priola SM, Moghaddamjou A, Ku JC, Taslimi S, Yang VXD
World Neurosurg 2019 May;125:519-526.e1. Epub 2019 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.01.189. PMID: 30743042
Intracranial bacterial infections of oral origin.
Moazzam AA, Rajagopal SM, Sedghizadeh PP, Zada G, Habibian M
J Clin Neurosci 2015 May;22(5):800-6. Epub 2015 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2014.11.015. PMID: 25800939
Endoscopic endonasal versus open repair of anterior skull base CSF leak, meningocele, and encephalocele: a systematic review of outcomes.
Komotar RJ, Starke RM, Raper DM, Anand VK, Schwartz TH
J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2013 Jul;74(4):239-50. Epub 2012 Oct 1 doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1325636. PMID: 23027433

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