Austrian syndrome: The deadly triad

Austrian Syndrome: Triad of the Past or Harbinger of the Future?

Bruns Syndrome: a deadly sign

Bruns syndrome was first described in 1902, as a sudden onset of severe headaches and vomiting associated to a vestibular syndrome provoked by abrupt change in head position. It is related to an episodic obstructive hydrocephalous caused by an intraventricular mass that acts like a ball-valve mechanism. A 52 years old man was admitted to the intensive care unit for a sudden onset coma. His Glas...

A patient with the Austrian syndrome

Background: The combination of endocarditis, pneumonia and meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, currently known as the Austrian syndrome, is a rare condition with a high mortality rate. Case: We present the case of a 44-year-old man with a history of alcohol abuse who was recently treated with antibiotics for otitis media. The patient was admitted to our Intensive Care Unit with an im...

Austrian Syndrome: A Disease Of The Past?

Since the advent of antibiotics in the 1930s the mortality associated with invasive pneumococcal infection (IPI) resulted in a rapid decline [1]. In recent years, a larger number of cases have been reported due to penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains [2]. Austrian syndrome is a rare triad of pneumococcal pneumonia, meningitis and endocarditis [3]. We hereby present a case of in...

Insulin resistance, impaired postprandial lipid metabolism and abdominal obesity. A deadly triad.

OBJECTIVE To review three 'emerging risk factors' for coronary heart disease, the physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms involved, and their inter-relationships. BACKGROUND Classical risk factors for coronary heart disease cannot adequately explain the high incidence of this disease. Abdominal obesity and impaired postprandial lipid metabolism have long been recognised as associates ...