Brain abscess risk factors

Who is at highest risk?
The following raise your risk of a brain abscess:


 * A weakened immune system (such as in AIDS patients)
 * Chronic disease, such as cancer or Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome
 * Drugs that suppress the immune system (corticosteroids or chemotherapy)
 * Right-to-left heart shunts, usually the result of congenital heart disease