Brain Abscess in a Patient with Osteopetrosis: A Rare Complication

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Merve İşeri Nepesov (مؤلف), Eylem Kıral (مؤلف), Gürkan Bozan (مؤلف), Ömer Kılıç (مؤلف), Kürşat Bora Çarman (مؤلف), Coşkun Yarar (مؤلف), Suzan Şaylısoy (مؤلف), Ener Çağrı Dinleyici (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: Galenos Yayincilik, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Brain abscess formation is extremely rare in patients with osteopetrosis. Herein, we report a case of viridans streptococci brain abscess in an immunocompromised child diagnosed with osteopetrosis. The patient presented with a sudden change in mental status and convulsions. Radiological evaluation r...