Preferred Label : Tuberculous abscess of brain;
ICD-11 definition : A focal suppurative infection within the brain parenchyma typically surrounded by
a vascularised capsule, located within the brain parenchyma, brainstem, or cerebellum,
due to infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis. Cerebritis describes a nonencapsulated
brain abscess. 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, histological examination,
and culture of abscess material.;
ICD-11 synonym : tuberculous intracranial abscess;
Origin ID : 738481654;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
A focal suppurative infection within the brain parenchyma typically surrounded by
a vascularised capsule, located within the brain parenchyma, brainstem, or cerebellum,
due to infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis. Cerebritis describes a nonencapsulated
brain abscess. 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, histological examination,
and culture of abscess material.
