Pyogenic brain abscess following haematogenous seeding of a thalamic haemorrhage.

We report the rare occurrence of a pyogenic brain abscess at the site of a preceding intracerebral haemorrhage in a 58-year-old man. The diagnosis was based on clinical observations, isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from blood cultures, and characteristic cerebrospinal fluid and cerebral computed tomography findings. The patient had a favourable response to antibiotic therapy.