Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2020
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.036; PMCID: PMC8302080
Abstract
Brain abscess is a rare but life-threatening condition. Intracardiac or extracardiac right-to-left shunting in patients with unrepaired cyanotic congenital heart disease, pulmonary arteriovenous malformations, or venovenous collaterals allows microbes unfiltered access to the brain. Brain abscess must be considered when cyanotic patients present with headache.
Journal Title
JACC: Case Reports
Volume
2
Issue
7
First Page
1029
Last Page
1032
Keywords
AVM, arteriovenous malformation; CT, computed tomography; Fontan; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; brain abscess; cyanosis
Recommended Citation
Runkel BG, Drake WB, Raghuveer G. Brain Abscess and the Nonfenestrated Fontan Circulation. JACC Case Rep. 2020;2(7):1029-1032. Published 2020 Jun 17. doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.036
Comments
This is an open access article under the CC by NC-ND-License: (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Publisher's Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920304447?via%3Dihub