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Brain Abscess in a Patient with Atrial Septal Defect
Chotmongkol V 
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Kiatchoosakhun S
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Kiatchoosakhun S Brain abscess rarely occurs in adults with congenital heart disease. A 59-year-old man
who presented with headache, fever and stiffness of the neck was reported. The patient had a
rial septal defect with pulmonary hypertension and atrial fibrillation. CT scan of the brain
demonstrated an abscess at the right parieto-occipital lobe. The patient was successfully
treated with appropriate antibiotics.
Key word : Brain Abscess, Atrial Septal Defect
who presented with headache, fever and stiffness of the neck was reported. The patient had a
rial septal defect with pulmonary hypertension and atrial fibrillation. CT scan of the brain
demonstrated an abscess at the right parieto-occipital lobe. The patient was successfully
treated with appropriate antibiotics.
Key word : Brain Abscess, Atrial Septal Defect
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