title: [Putaminal abscess occurring at the site of hemorrhage: a case report].
abstract: Brain abscesses following stroke have been reported only rarely. We presented a case of putaminal abscess following putaminal hemorrhage. The patient was admitted to our hospital because of acute onset of left hemiplegia. The size of the hematoma was medium and the patient was conservatively treated. In about two months after the ictus, he became intermittently febrile and laboratory examinations suggested the presence of general infections including meningitis. Meanwhile, CT and MRI revealed clearly abscess formation at the site of the hematoma with remarkable brain edema. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed the findings of meningitis. On diagnosis of brain abscess, stereotactic exploration was performed and pus mixed with old blood was aspirated. Bacteriological study of the specimen demonstrated Morganella morganii. Postoperative course was uneventful and the abscess cavity gradually subsided following drainage and irrigation of the abscess cavity.
authors.affiliation: Section of Neurosurgery, Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sumioka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kajikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furuse
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kajikawa
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pant
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011699:Putamen