According to the Southern Nevada Health District, there were 17 cases of intracranial abscesses identified in patients under 18 years old in 2022. That's more than triple the yearly cases between 2015 and 2021.
Health officials in Nevada are investigating an increase in a rare brain infection occurring in kids.
Health officials interviewed the families of the children who were diagnosed in 2022. Most of them said that their children presented with cold symptoms and headaches. When the children were admitted to the hospital, they weren't immediately diagnosed with a brain infection, officials said. Treatment for the infection varied. Officials said most patients required a craniotomy to drain the abscess.
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