These benefits are offset somewhat by the fact that steroid use decreases antibiotic penetration into the abscess and may slow encapsulation of the abscess site. Used in treatment of inflammatory diseases. May decrease inflammation by suppressing migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and reversing increased capillary permeability. At the discretion of the neurosurgeon, most abscesses are managed by aspiration, incision and drainage, or excision. Absence of neurosurgical support at the treating facility is an absolute indication for transfer to a receiving center that has such support.
Survival rates are excellent.
MRI imaging of brain abscesses. Diagnosis and management of brain abscess. Medicine is a constantly changing science and not all therapies are clearly established. New research changes drug and treatment therapies daily. However, as medical science is constantly changing and human error is always possible , the authors, editors, and publisher or any other party involved with the publication of this article do not warrant the information in this article is accurate or complete, nor are they responsible for omissions or errors in the article or for the results of using this information.