title: Sinogenic brain abscess complicating pregnancy.
abstract: Cerebral abscess is an extremely rare complication of pregnancy. We report a case of a patient at 36 weeks of gestation presenting with severe headache, confusion, and seizures after starting treatment for sinusitis. Imaging revealed a left temporal lobe abscess, which was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics. Neurologic deterioration in a gravida with sinusitis suggests secondary sinogenic intracranial suppurative complications.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA. waxj@mmc.org
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wax
authors.forename: Jacquelyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blackstone
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mancall
authors.forename: Angelina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cartin
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Pinette
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology