Giant Brain Abscess in A Pediatric Patient with Congenital Heart Disease: A Case Report
Abstract Cerebral abscesses, or brain abscesses, are a severe condition, can be fatal, and have a high mortality and morbidity rate; especially in children with congenital heart disease. Herein, we report on a 5-year old girl, who developed a giant brain abscess with congenital heart disease; howev...
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| Format: | Article PeerReviewed |
| Language: | English Indonesian English |
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2022
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| Online Access: | https://repository.unair.ac.id/124347/1/14.%20Jurnal%20Giant%20Brain.pdf https://repository.unair.ac.id/124347/2/14.Karil%20Bidang%20Ilmu%20%28%20Gian%20Braint%29.pdf https://repository.unair.ac.id/124347/3/14.%20Giant%20brain.pdf https://repository.unair.ac.id/124347/ https://www.jhsmr.org/index.php/jhsmr/article/view/872 http://dx.doi.org/10.31584/jhsmr.2022872 |
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| Institution: | Universitas Airlangga |
| Language: | English Indonesian English |
| Summary: | Abstract
Cerebral abscesses, or brain abscesses, are a severe condition, can be fatal, and have a high mortality and morbidity rate; especially in children with congenital heart disease. Herein, we report on a 5-year old girl, who developed a giant brain abscess with congenital heart disease; however, regrettably, the patient died 24 hours after her operation. Brain abscesses are still a major consequence of cyanotic congenital heart disease. The development of radiological imaging; especially, computed tomography scans, and continuous updates on antibiotic therapy and minor invasive surgery have decreased the mortality rate; however, it still remains quite high. Brain abscesses in congenital heart disease have many pitfalls, and require a multidisciplinary approach as well as careful preoperative planning to achieve the desired outcome. |
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