Brain abscess mimicking a brain tumor only realized during surgery: A case report in a resource strained environment
Brain MRI is essential to differentiate some pyogenic brain abscesses from tumors. However, meticulous history taking is important to gather as much information as possible about any medical pathology, which would then be corroborated with the physical examination findings and imaging to increase diagnostic accuracy and minimize misdiagnosis.
Authors
- Mbaye Thioub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0171-5115)
- Daouda Wagué
- F Sene
- Ebrima Kalilu Manneh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1036-3354)
- Maguette Mbaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7372-1448)
- Richard Salif Djigo
Institutions
- Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (GM)
- Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann (SN)
- Cheikh Anta Diop University (SN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Neurology International
- Published
- 2025-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25259/sni_67_2025
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00