Brain Abscess in a Patient with Osteopetrosis: A Rare Complication

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 r...

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Autores principales: İşeri Nepesov, Merve, Kıral, Eylem, Bozan, Gürkan, Kılıç, Ömer, Çarman, Kürşat Bora, Yarar, Coşkun, Şaylısoy, Suzan, Dinleyici, Ener Çağrı
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Publicado: Galenos Publishing 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8388059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32840095
http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2020.2020.0039
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author İşeri Nepesov, Merve
Kıral, Eylem
Bozan, Gürkan
Kılıç, Ömer
Çarman, Kürşat Bora
Yarar, Coşkun
Şaylısoy, Suzan
Dinleyici, Ener Çağrı
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Kıral, Eylem
Bozan, Gürkan
Kılıç, Ömer
Çarman, Kürşat Bora
Yarar, Coşkun
Şaylısoy, Suzan
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description 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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spelling pubmed-83880592021-09-01 Brain Abscess in a Patient with Osteopetrosis: A Rare Complication İşeri Nepesov, Merve Kıral, Eylem Bozan, Gürkan Kılıç, Ömer Çarman, Kürşat Bora Yarar, Coşkun Şaylısoy, Suzan Dinleyici, Ener Çağrı J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol Case Report 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. Galenos Publishing 2021-09 2021-08-23 /pmc/articles/PMC8388059/ /pubmed/32840095 http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2020.2020.0039 Text en ©Copyright 2021 by Turkish Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Society | The Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology published by Galenos Publishing House. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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İşeri Nepesov, Merve
Kıral, Eylem
Bozan, Gürkan
Kılıç, Ömer
Çarman, Kürşat Bora
Yarar, Coşkun
Şaylısoy, Suzan
Dinleyici, Ener Çağrı
Brain Abscess in a Patient with Osteopetrosis: A Rare Complication
title Brain Abscess in a Patient with Osteopetrosis: A Rare Complication
title_full Brain Abscess in a Patient with Osteopetrosis: A Rare Complication
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title_full_unstemmed Brain Abscess in a Patient with Osteopetrosis: A Rare Complication
title_short Brain Abscess in a Patient with Osteopetrosis: A Rare Complication
title_sort brain abscess in a patient with osteopetrosis: a rare complication
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8388059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32840095
http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2020.2020.0039
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