1. Brain Abscess in a Patient with Osteopetrosis: A Rare Complication
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İşeri Nepesov M, Kıral E, Bozan G, Kılıç Ö, Çarman KB, Yarar C, Şaylısoy S, and Dinleyici EÇ
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- Adolescent, Agammaglobulinemia diagnosis, Agammaglobulinemia genetics, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Brain Abscess diagnosis, Brain Abscess immunology, Brain Abscess therapy, Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections diagnosis, Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections immunology, Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections therapy, Drainage, Humans, Male, Osteopetrosis diagnosis, Osteopetrosis genetics, Risk Factors, Streptococcal Infections diagnosis, Streptococcal Infections immunology, Streptococcal Infections therapy, Treatment Outcome, Viridans Streptococci drug effects, Agammaglobulinemia immunology, Brain Abscess microbiology, Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections microbiology, Immunocompromised Host, Osteopetrosis immunology, Streptococcal Infections microbiology, Viridans Streptococci isolation & purification
- Abstract
Brain abscess formation is extremely rare in patients with osteopetrosis. Herein, we report a case of viridans streptococci brain abscess in an immunocompromised child diagnosed with osteopetrosis. The patient presented with a sudden change in mental status and convulsions. Radiological evaluation revealed a temporal lobe brain abscess, and intravenous antibiotherapy was started immediately. The patient underwent abscess drainage, and laboratory investigation of pus material revealed viridans streptococci.
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- 2021
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