Literature DB >> 15547546

Sinogenic brain abscess complicating pregnancy.

Joseph R Wax1, Jacquelyn Blackstone, Andrew Mancall, Angelina Cartin, Michael G Pinette.   

Abstract

Cerebral abscess is an extremely rare complication of pregnancy. We report a case of a patient at 36 weeks of gestation presenting with severe headache, confusion, and seizures after starting treatment for sinusitis. Imaging revealed a left temporal lobe abscess, which was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics. Neurologic deterioration in a gravida with sinusitis suggests secondary sinogenic intracranial suppurative complications.

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Year:  2004        PMID: 15547546     DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.12.011

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Am J Obstet Gynecol        ISSN: 0002-9378            Impact factor:   8.661


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