Cerebral Abscess Associated With Odontogenic Bacteremias, Hypoxemia, and Iron Loading in Immunocompetent Patients With Right-to-Left Shunting Through Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations | Zendy

Emily J. Boother | Zendy; S Brownlow | Zendy; Hannah Tighe | Zendy; Kathleen B. Bamford | Zendy; James E. Jackson | Zendy; Claire L. Shovlin | Zendy

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Cerebral Abscess Associated With Odontogenic Bacteremias, Hypoxemia, and Iron Loading in Immunocompetent Patients With Right-to-Left Shunting Through Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations

Author(s) -

Emily J. Boother,

S Brownlow,

Hannah Tighe,

Kathleen B. Bamford,

James E. Jackson,

Claire L. Shovlin

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix373

Subject(s) - medicine , abscess , brain abscess , surgery , odds ratio , confidence interval , cardiology , anesthesia , radiology

Cerebral abscess is a recognized complication of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) that allow systemic venous blood to bypass the pulmonary capillary bed through anatomic right-to-left shunts. Broader implications and mechanisms remain poorly explored.

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