Brain abscess following intracerebral haemorrhage.
A 79-year old male patient developed a brain abscess as infective transformation of a preceding intracerebral haemorrhage after urinary tract infection. The awareness of brain abscess formation at the site of intracerebral haemorrhage is crucial for early diagnosis and treatment of this rare but potentially fatal complication.
Neurosurgery Department, Athens Medical School, Evangelismos Hospital, 45-47 Ipsilandou str, Athens, Greece. ansi@otenet.gr
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Siatouni
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Mpouras
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Boviatsis
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Gatzonis
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Stefanatou
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Sakas
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D020547:Lateral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents