title: Pyogenic meningitis and cerebral abscesses after endoscopic injection sclerotherapy.
abstract: Infectious complications of endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) are rare. We report here a case in which pyogenic meningitis and multiple cerebral abscesses developed after a session of EIS. The patient was successfully treated with a combination of parenteral antibiotics and repeated bedside pus aspirations. Prophylactic antibiotics may be considered in such situations for subsequent sessions of EIS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Devi
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Goenka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kochhar
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Kak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D013492:Suppuration / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents