Preferred Label : Cerebellar abscess;
ICD-11 definition : A focal suppurative infection in the cerebellum, typically surrounded by a vascularised
capsule. Cerebritis describes a nonencapsulated brain abscess. The infective agent
may be bacterial, fungal, or parasitic. The signs and symptoms are variable but typically
present as an expanding mass lesion, over a variable period of time, with headache,
fever, and a focal neurologic deficit. Seizures may occur. Diagnosis is made by neuroimaging.
Microbiologic diagnosis is made by gram stain and culture of abscess material.;
ICD-11 inclusion : cerebellar pyogenic abscess;
Origin ID : 1656744891;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
A focal suppurative infection in the cerebellum, typically surrounded by a vascularised
capsule. Cerebritis describes a nonencapsulated brain abscess. The infective agent
may be bacterial, fungal, or parasitic. The signs and symptoms are variable but typically
present as an expanding mass lesion, over a variable period of time, with headache,
fever, and a focal neurologic deficit. Seizures may occur. Diagnosis is made by neuroimaging.
Microbiologic diagnosis is made by gram stain and culture of abscess material.
