title: [Cerebellum abscess: first demonstration of undiagnosed infective endocarditis in an adult with corrected transposition arteries].
abstract: Neurological complications occur in approximately 30% of all patients with infective endocarditis and represent a major factor associated with an increased mortality rate. Third of these complications is represented by cerebral embolism, followed by mycotic aneurysm, meningitis or meningoencephalitis. Brain abscesses are rare; their localization to the cerebellum is exceptional. A case of cerebellum abscess occurring in a 34-year-old patient with non-operated corrected transposition of the great arteries is reported. Occurrence of this abscess was the first demonstration of undiagnosed infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Réanimation des urgences chirurgicales, hôpital Ibn-Sina, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oudghiri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faroudy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mosadik
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sbihi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ababou
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lazreq
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sbihi
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*