Ayhan PEKTAŞ, Serdar KULA, Ayhan ÇEVİK, Fatma Sedef TUNAOĞLU, Ayşe Deniz OĞUZ, Erman ÇİLSAL, Tuba BEDİR

Baş ağrısıyla başvuran doğumsal siyanotik kalp hastalığı olgusunda beyin apsesi

Çocuklarda nadiren görülen beyin apsesinin en sık nedeni, doğumsal siyanotik kalp hastalığıdır. Doğumsal siyanotik kalp hastalığı tanısıyla takip edilen ve baş ağrısı yakınmasıyla kliniğimize başvuran 11 yaşındaki bir erkek çocukta beyin apsesi saptanmıştır. Doğumsal siyanotik kalp hastalığı olan bir çocukta inatçı baş ağrısı ortaya çıktığında nörolojik değerlendirme yapılmalı ve gerekirse ileri görüntüleme tekniklerinden yararlanılmalıdır.

Brain abcess ın a child presenting with cyanotic congenital cardiac disease and headache

Brain abscess is rarely observed in children. Cyanotic congenital heart disease is the most frequent cause of brain abscess in children. This case report documents a brain abscess which presented with headache in an 11- year-old boy who had congenital cyanotic cardiac disease. A complete neurological examination including advanced imaging should be performed in case a child with congenital cyanotic cardiac disease presents with headache.

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