Pyogenic meningitis and cerebral abscesses after endoscopic injection sclerotherapy.

Kumar, P; Mehta, S K; Devi, B I; Goenka, M K; Khandelwal, N; Kochhar, S; Kak, V K · Am J Gastroenterol · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Infectious complications of endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) are rare. We report here a case in which pyogenic meningitis and multiple cerebral abscesses developed after a session of EIS. The patient was successfully treated with a combination of parenteral antibiotics and repeated bedside pus aspirations. Prophylactic antibiotics may be considered in such situations for subsequent sessions of EIS.

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