Open AccessStreptococcus sanguis brain abscess as an initial manifestation of pulmonary arteriovenous malformation
Author(s) -
Chang Chee Yik,
Chai Cindy Syn Ying,
Ong Edmund L. C.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3272
Subject(s) - medicine , brain abscess , arteriovenous malformation , abscess , embolization , vascular malformation , stroke (engine) , radiology , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation is a vascular anomaly that predisposes to complications of paradoxical embolization including stroke and brain abscess. Here, we present a case of brain abscess associated with pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.