Intracerebral Abscess: A Complication of Severe Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease
Intracerebral abscess is an uncommon complication of severe cystic fibrosis lung disease. The present report describes a case of fatal multiple intracerebral abscesses in a patient with a severely bronchiectatic, nonfunctioning right lung and chronic low-grade infection. The patient was previously t...
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| description | Intracerebral abscess is an uncommon complication of severe cystic fibrosis lung disease. The present report describes a case of fatal multiple intracerebral abscesses in a patient with a severely bronchiectatic, nonfunctioning right lung and chronic low-grade infection. The patient was previously turned down for pneumonectomy. Intracerebral abscess in cystic fibrosis and the potential role of pneumonectomy in the present patient are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-86916941282f4daa81399569eb9cc03c2025-02-03T06:47:25ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412008-01-01151454710.1155/2008/291726Intracerebral Abscess: A Complication of Severe Cystic Fibrosis Lung DiseaseMark E Fenton0Donald W Cockcroft1John A Gjevre2Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaDivision of Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaDivision of Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaIntracerebral abscess is an uncommon complication of severe cystic fibrosis lung disease. The present report describes a case of fatal multiple intracerebral abscesses in a patient with a severely bronchiectatic, nonfunctioning right lung and chronic low-grade infection. The patient was previously turned down for pneumonectomy. Intracerebral abscess in cystic fibrosis and the potential role of pneumonectomy in the present patient are discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/291726 |
| spellingShingle | Mark E Fenton Donald W Cockcroft John A Gjevre Intracerebral Abscess: A Complication of Severe Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Intracerebral Abscess: A Complication of Severe Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease |
| title_full | Intracerebral Abscess: A Complication of Severe Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease |
| title_fullStr | Intracerebral Abscess: A Complication of Severe Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intracerebral Abscess: A Complication of Severe Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease |
| title_short | Intracerebral Abscess: A Complication of Severe Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease |
| title_sort | intracerebral abscess a complication of severe cystic fibrosis lung disease |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/291726 |
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