Management of a Cancer Patient with an Intrathecal Drug Delivery System and an Acute Brain Abscess

David R. Walega; Marc Korn

doi:10.1089/jpm.2017.0628

Management of a Cancer Patient with an Intrathecal Drug Delivery System and an Acute Brain Abscess

David R. Walega^*, Marc Korn

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Abstract

Surgical-site infection, spinal cord abscess, and catheter tip granuloma are known but rare complications of intrathecal drug delivery systems (IDDS). To date, there are no published cases of brain abscess in a patient with an IDDS. In this study, we report a case of a cancer patient with an IDDS for management of cancer pain who developed a brain abscess with profound mental status changes and clinical management challenges.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	727-729
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of palliative medicine
Volume	21
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2017.0628
State	Published - May 2018

Keywords

abscess
infection
intrathecal catheter
intrathecal drug delivery
intrathecal pump
intrathecal therapy

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Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
General Nursing

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Management of a Cancer Patient with an Intrathecal Drug Delivery System and an Acute Brain Abscess

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