Pyogenic brain abscess following haematogenous seeding of a thalamic haemorrhage.
We report the rare occurrence of a pyogenic brain abscess at the site of a preceding intracerebral haemorrhage in a 58-year-old man. The diagnosis was based on clinical observations, isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from blood cultures, and characteristic cerebrospinal fluid and cerebral computed tomography findings. The patient had a favourable response to antibiotic therapy.
Nowak
Dennis A
DA
Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Academic Hospital Bogenhausen, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Rodiek
Sven-Olaf
SO
Topka
Helge
H
D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013788:Thalamus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed