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Streptococcus sanguis brain abscess as an initial manifestation of pulmonary arteriovenous malformation

Chang CY 1 , Chai CSY 1 , Ong ELC 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Medical Department Sarawak General Hospital Sarawak Malaysia
  • 2 University of Newcastle Medical School Newcastle upon Tyne UK
Clin Case Rep, 2020 Dec;8(12):2685-2688.
PMID: 33363805 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.3272

Abstract

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.

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