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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Most laboratory tests are not diagnostic for brain abscess. | |||
==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of brain abscesses include [[cerebrospinal fluid]] (CSF) analysis and [[erythrocyte sedimentation rate]] (ESR).<ref>{{Citation | Blood examinations may reveal [[inflammatory]] signs with an elevation of C-reactive proteins.<ref>{{Citation | ||
| last1 = Hähnel | |||
| first1 = Stefan | |||
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| title = Inflammatory Diseases of the Brain | |||
| publisher = Springer | |||
| place = Berlin, Germany | |||
| edition = 2nd | |||
| year = 2009 | |||
}}</ref> Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of brain abscesses include [[cerebrospinal fluid]] (CSF) analysis and [[erythrocyte sedimentation rate]] (ESR).<ref>{{Citation | |||
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*In one | * In approximately 25% of findings, the [[CSF]] is normal or shows unspecific changes. | ||
* | ** It is difficult to isolate the pathogens from the CSF due to a lack of communication of the abscess with the CSF spaces.<ref>{{Citation | ||
| last1 = Hähnel | |||
| first1 = Stefan | |||
| lastauthoramp = yes | |||
| title = Inflammatory Diseases of the Brain | |||
| publisher = Springer | |||
| place = Berlin, Germany | |||
| edition = 2nd | |||
| year = 2009 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
* Some patients have been seen to herniate after CSF procedure. | |||
** In one study, 41 out of 120 patients deteriorated within 48 hours, and 25 of these individuals died. | |||
* There is a moderate increase in ESR.<ref>{{Citation | |||
| last1 = Schlossberg | |||
| first1 = David | |||
| lastauthoramp = yes | |||
| title = Clinical Infectious Disease | |||
| publisher = Cambridge University Press | |||
| place = New York, New York | |||
| edition = 1st | |||
| year = 2008 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Most laboratory tests are not diagnostic for brain abscess.
Laboratory Findings
Blood examinations may reveal inflammatory signs with an elevation of C-reactive proteins.[1] Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of brain abscesses include cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR).[2]
- In approximately 25% of findings, the CSF is normal or shows unspecific changes.
- It is difficult to isolate the pathogens from the CSF due to a lack of communication of the abscess with the CSF spaces.[3]
- Some patients have been seen to herniate after CSF procedure.
- In one study, 41 out of 120 patients deteriorated within 48 hours, and 25 of these individuals died.
- There is a moderate increase in ESR.[4]
References
- ↑ Hähnel, Stefan (2009), Inflammatory Diseases of the Brain (2nd ed.), Berlin, Germany: Springer
- ↑ Schlossberg, David (2008), Clinical Infectious Disease (1st ed.), New York, New York: Cambridge University Press
- ↑ Hähnel, Stefan (2009), Inflammatory Diseases of the Brain (2nd ed.), Berlin, Germany: Springer
- ↑ Schlossberg, David (2008), Clinical Infectious Disease (1st ed.), New York, New York: Cambridge University Press