Table 2 Underlying conditions of patients with intraventricular rupture of brain abscesses.
| Underlying conditions | Initial IVRBA | Subsequent IVRBA | Non‐IVRBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 45* | n = 17† | n = 117‡ | |
| Postneurosurgical state/head trauma | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| Chronic otitis media | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| Congenital heart disease | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| Alcoholism or liver cirrhosis | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Neoplasm | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Stroke | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| CSF leakage | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| ESRD | 0 | 0 | 3 |
CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; ESRD, end‐stage renal disease; IVRBA, intraventricular rupture of brain abscesses.
*In initial IVRBA, 30 patients had more than one underlying disease.
†In subsequent IVRBA, 12 patients had more than one underlying disease.
‡In non‐IVRBA, 78 patients had more than one underlying disease.