title: [Brain lesions in patient diagnosed of meningitis].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Streptococcus pneumoniae is responsible for most community acquired bacterial meningitis in adults. During the course of meningitis, the development of a new neurological focality can be a sign of an associated complication such as cerebritis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of pneumococcal meningitis in a 40 year old woman who reported blurred vision one week after hospital admission. Ophthalmologic exploration was normal. Brain MR images showed areas of cerebritis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cerebritis is a rare complication of pneumococcal meningitis. We discuss the differential diagnosis and the utility of the different imaging techniques.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario, Valencia. rosabenitez@ono.com
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Benitez Bermejo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García Deltoro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vicente Mas
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ballester Belda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology