title: [Cerebral trunk abscess due to Neisseria meningitidis in a 28-year-old immunocompetent patient].
abstract: Meningococcal disease can manifest in very different clinical situations. Meningococcal meningitis and fulminant meningococcemia (or purpura fulminans) are the most common forms of these infections, but many other manifestations can be seen including septic arthritis, pericarditis, pleurisy and conjunctivitis. Brain abscesses have also been described; they are a rare complication of meningococcal disease. We report the case of a 28-year-old immunocompetent patient who developed meningococcal infection associated with brain abscesses and oligo-arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Service de neurologie, centre hospitalier du Havre, 29, avenue Pierre-Mendès, 76290 Montivilliers, France. charlesfaisant@hotmail.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Faisant
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cochin
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rapoport
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Evreux
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Vaschalde
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D020772:Internal Capsule / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000382:microbiology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013681:Tegmentum Mesencephali / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000658:Amoxicillin