title: [A rare case of intracranial hematoma complicating bacterial endocarditis].
abstract: Endocarditis is an infectious and inflammatory disease of cardiac valves with other coexisting symptoms affecting heart and other organs and systems. Patients with cardiac valves diseases are in the group of high risk. The authors present a case of successfully treated endocarditis affecting mitral valve prosthesis in the course of staphylococcus septicaemia complicated by intracranial haematoma.
authors.affiliation: Oddziału Intensywnej Terapii PSK Nr 2 w Szczecinie.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Michalska-Krzanowska
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dybkowska
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Badowicz
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy