Brain abscess in a patient with atrial septal defect.
Brain abscess rarely occurs in adults with congenital heart disease. A 59-year-old man who presented with headache, fever and stiffness of the neck was reported. The patient had a atrial septal defect with pulmonary hypertension and atrial fibrillation. CT scan of the brain demonstrated an abscess at the right parieto-occipital lobe. The patient was successfully treated with appropriate antibiotics.
Chotmongkol
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Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Kiatchoosakhun
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D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged