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Cardiology

2020

Brain abscess

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Brain Abscess And The Nonfenestrated Fontan Circulation, Bethany Runkel, William B. Drake, Geetha Raghuveer Jun 2020

Brain Abscess And The Nonfenestrated Fontan Circulation, Bethany Runkel, William B. Drake, Geetha Raghuveer

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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.