Brain abscess: A rare complication in a child with tetralogy of Fallot

Brain abscess is a rarely occurring fatal complication accounting for 5%–18.7% of the population with cyanotic congenital heart diseases. Cyanotic heart diseases are associated with a right-to-left shunt that bypasses pulmonary circulation and results in tissue hypoxia and cyanosis. The most common...

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Main Authors: Murk Lakhani, Roha Saeed Memon, Fahad Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920302626