Brain abscess following mastitis in a 3-month-old infant.
Neonatal mastitis is rare and generally carries a good prognosis, once treated appropriately, but systemic spread could lead to complications. A case of a 3-month-old infant is presented who developed a brain abscess associated with neonatal mastitis.
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Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal University and King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. shabihman@hotmail.com
D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008413:Mastitis / Q000150:complications*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed