Haematogenous brain abscess complicating a case of Austrian syndrome.
Austrian syndrome includes pneumococcal endocarditis, meningitis and rupture of the aortic valve. This study reports a case with a haematogenous brain abscess. Physicians should be aware of the risk factors and dramatic evolution of this rare disease, to avoid delays in diagnosis, and to prevent embolic complications and rupture of the aortic valve.
Favre
G
G
Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales et de Médecine Interne, Clinique Médicale A, CHU de Strasbourg, Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg, France.
Remy
V
V
Martinot
M
M
Hansmann
Y
Y
Eisenmann
B
B
Christmann
D
D
D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome