title: [Brain abscess in congenital cyanotic heart defect in adulthood].
abstract: A 27-year-old patient with pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect, and multifocal lung-perfusion suddenly developed headache and left facial sensory disturbances. Using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging a temporo-parietal brain abscess was diagnosed. After abscess aspiration and antibiotical therapy neurological signs disappeared immediately and the patient could leave hospital without any neurological deficit. Adult patients with congenital cyanotic heart disease are at risk to develop a brain abscess which should therefore be ruled out if headache, fever of unknown origin or focal neurologic signs occur.
authors.affiliation: Klinik III für Innere Medizin, Universität zu Köln.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hoppe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaemmerer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sünger
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sechtem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D014207:Trephining
vernacular_title: Hirnabszess bei kongenitalem zyanotischem Herzvitium im Erwachsenenalter.