Intracranial hematoma with subsequent brain abscess after carotid endarterectomy.
A 62-year-old man developed an infected left carotid endarterectomy with false aneurysm formation and subsequent bacteremia after staged carotid endarterectomies. He was found to have a right frontal lobe hemorrhage that developed into a staphylococcal brain abscess. We postulate there was bacterial seeding of the hematoma resulting in brain abscess formation.
D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004009:Dicloxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004691:Endarterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009254:Nafcillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D009254:Nafcillin; D004009:Dicloxacillin