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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

Bodilsen J, D'Alessandris QG, Humphreys H, Iro MA, Klein M, Last K, Montesinos IL, Pagliano P, Sipahi OR, San-Juan R, Tattevin P, Thurnher M, de J Treviño-Rangel R, Brouwer MC; ESCMID Study Group for Infections of the Brain (ESGIB)
Clin Microbiol Infect 2024 Jan;30(1):66-89. Epub 2023 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.08.016. PMID: 37648062
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
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Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 Jun;28(3):174-181. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000627. PMID: 32332206

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Bodilsen J, D'Alessandris QG, Humphreys H, Iro MA, Klein M, Last K, Montesinos IL, Pagliano P, Sipahi OR, San-Juan R, Tattevin P, Thurnher M, de J Treviño-Rangel R, Brouwer MC; ESCMID Study Group for Infections of the Brain (ESGIB)
Clin Microbiol Infect 2024 Jan;30(1):66-89. Epub 2023 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.08.016. PMID: 37648062
Tomoye EO, Moon RE
Undersea Hyperb Med 2021 First Quarter;48(1):97-102. doi: 10.22462/01.03.2021.12. PMID: 33648039
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
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
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

Bodilsen J, D'Alessandris QG, Humphreys H, Iro MA, Klein M, Last K, Montesinos IL, Pagliano P, Sipahi OR, San-Juan R, Tattevin P, Thurnher M, de J Treviño-Rangel R, Brouwer MC; ESCMID Study Group for Infections of the Brain (ESGIB)
Clin Microbiol Infect 2024 Jan;30(1):66-89. Epub 2023 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.08.016. PMID: 37648062
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
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
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
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

Therapy

Bodilsen J, D'Alessandris QG, Humphreys H, Iro MA, Klein M, Last K, Montesinos IL, Pagliano P, Sipahi OR, San-Juan R, Tattevin P, Thurnher M, de J Treviño-Rangel R, Brouwer MC; ESCMID Study Group for Infections of the Brain (ESGIB)
Clin Microbiol Infect 2024 Jan;30(1):66-89. Epub 2023 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.08.016. PMID: 37648062
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
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
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
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

Prognosis

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
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
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
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Clinical prediction guides

Bodilsen J, D'Alessandris QG, Humphreys H, Iro MA, Klein M, Last K, Montesinos IL, Pagliano P, Sipahi OR, San-Juan R, Tattevin P, Thurnher M, de J Treviño-Rangel R, Brouwer MC; ESCMID Study Group for Infections of the Brain (ESGIB)
Clin Microbiol Infect 2024 Jan;30(1):66-89. Epub 2023 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.08.016. PMID: 37648062
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
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
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
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

Recent systematic reviews

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
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
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
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