Brain Abscess after COVID-19: Case Report

作     者：Natalia Chilinque Zambão da Silva Patrícia Yvonne Maciel Pinheiro Joao Gabriel Dib Farinhas Luiz Eduardo Dalmeida Machado Sampaio Natalia Chilinque Zambão da Silva;Patrícia Yvonne Maciel Pinheiro;Joao Gabriel Dib Farinhas;Luiz Eduardo Dalmeida Machado Sampaio

作者机构：Fluminense Federal University Rio de Janeiro Brazil Antonio Pedro University Hospital Fluminense Federal University Rio de Janeiro Brazil Pasteur Hospital Rio de Janeiro Brazil 

出 版 物：《Advances in Infectious Diseases》 (传染病进展（英文）)

年 卷 期：2023年第13卷第1期

页      面：77-80页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Brain Abscess Biopsy COVID-19 

摘      要：As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, complications and unusual presentations of the disease have been described. Among them, the involvement of distinct parts of the neuroaxis. We report a rare case of brain abscess in elderly after SARS-Cov-2 infection readmitted in our health unit. Patient was treated with ceftriaxone, metronidazole and vancomycin with good clinical and therapeutic response. The satisfactory conduct of the case was only possible by the involvement of a multiprofessional team, which sought early diagnosis, surgical intervention and adequate duration of treatment.