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* Drugs that suppress the immune system ([[corticosteroid]]s or [[chemotherapy]]) | * Drugs that suppress the immune system ([[corticosteroid]]s or [[chemotherapy]]) | ||
* Right-to-left heart shunts, usually the result of [[congenital heart disease]] | * Right-to-left heart shunts, usually the result of [[congenital heart disease]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Common risk factors in the development of brain abscess are immunodeficiency, chronic diseases, and congenital heart diseases. Brain abscesses can result from a decline in consciousness. This can be caused by seizures or status epilepticus. If there is an abscess rupture into the ventricular system, ventriculitis can result. [1]
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of brain abscesses include: [2]
- A weakened immune system (such as in AIDS patients)
- Chronic disease, such as cancer or Osler-weber-rendu syndrome
- Drugs that suppress the immune system (corticosteroids or chemotherapy)
- Right-to-left heart shunts, usually the result of congenital heart disease
References
- ↑ Brouwer MC, Tunkel AR, McKhann GM, van de Beek D (2014). "Brain abscess". N Engl J Med. 371 (5): 447–56. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1301635. PMID 25075836.
- ↑ Nath A. Brain abscess and parameningeal infections. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 438.