title: [Brain abscess complicated by suppurative meningitis in a patient with cyanotic heart defect. A case report].
abstract: A case is reported of occipital lobe abscess complicated with purulent meningitis in a boy aged 16 years with Fallot's syndrome. The authors stress the necessity of taking into consideration the possibility of this complication in cases of congenital heart diseases and describe diagnostic difficulties due to scant signs of the abscess despite its large size.
authors.affiliation: Z Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Zakaźnych PAM w Szczecinie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gańczak
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Herbowski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009778:Occipital Lobe; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Ropień mózgu powikłany ropnym zapaleniem opon mózgowo-rdzeniowych u chorego z sinicza wada serca. Opis przypadku.