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Haematogenous brain abscess complicating a case of Austrian syndrome
1Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales et de Médecine Interne, Clinique Médicale A, CHU de Strasbourg, Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg, France.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|July 4, 2003
Abstract:
Austrian syndrome includes pneumococcal endocarditis, meningitis and rupture of the aortic valve. This study reports a case with a haematogenous brain abscess. Physicians should be aware of the risk factors and dramatic evolution of this rare disease, to avoid delays in diagnosis, and to prevent embolic complications and rupture of the aortic valve.