"Brain abscess usually occurs as a result of predisposing factors such as HIV or other immunosuppressive state, ... Pathology confirmed cotton material representing a cotton swab, ...

The United States saw a 200% increase in rare but serious brain abscesses in children in December 2022, following large increases in respiratory infections in children over the winter.

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Brain Abscess as a Complication of Septic Pleuropulmonary ... D. A. — Assistant in Pathology, Mallory Institute of Pathology, ...

Dr. Taryn Bragg, an associate professor at the University of Utah who treats pediatric brain abscess cases in Nevada cases, told NBC that she was swamped with calls to treat the infection last spring.

Disease detectives with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a cluster of rare and serious brain abscesses in kids in and around Las Vegas, Nevada, and doctors from ...

The reasons for the recent spike in brain abscesses among children are unknown. When the CDC investigated the trend last year, its report identified a national increase in pediatric brain ...

Brain abscesses are rare among children, according to the advisory. Between 2015 and 2021, Clark County in southern Nevada only saw about five cases per year among those age 18 and younger, ...

The abscess can cause swelling in the brain. By Teddy Grant. May 1, 2023, 4:16 PM. 1:14. Aspergilloma of the brain is seen in an undated stock photo. STOCK PHOTO/Shutterstock.

The increase in cases of brain abscesses is being seen in hospitals across the country, according to Dr. Shaun Rodgers, a pediatric neurosurgeon at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New York.

A rare brain abscess — where pus collects in the brain — spiked among Southern Nevada kids last year. VIEW E-EDITION. 99¢ for 6 mos. Support local journalism. Only 99¢ for 6 months.