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Ali Nazım Güzelbağ1, Buruç Erkan2, İsa Özyılmaz1
1Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Saglik Bilimleri University Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Background:
Brain abscess is a rare but life-threatening complication in patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD), especially in those without prior corrective surgery.
Methods:
We report the case of a 36-year-old woman with unoperated cyanotic CHD who presented with neurological deficits. Diagnostic evaluation included cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Results:
Imaging revealed a brain abscess. Contributing factors included chronic hypoxia, polycythaemia, and right-to-left shunting facilitating systemic circulation of infectious agents. The patient was treated with intravenous antibiotics and surgical drainage.
Conclusions:
This case highlights the elevated risk of brain abscess in uncorrected cyanotic CHD and underlines the importance of early recognition and timely management to avoid fatal outcomes.
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