title: Late presentation of TAPVC with multiple cerebral abscesses.
abstract: We report the case of a 24-year-old man, presenting with fever, headache, vomiting and seizures, subsequently diagnosed with cyanotic congenital heart disease. Evaluation revealed non-obstructive supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) as the underlying disorder. Surprisingly, the patient denied any past cardiac symptoms. Presentation in adulthood is infrequent for TAPVC, and primary manifestation with cerebral abscesses is still more unusual.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Kushal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Naha
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vivek
authors.forename: Ranjan K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: Krishnananda
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nayak
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013997:Time Factors; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult