Brain Abscess in a Patient with Osteopetrosis: A Rare Complication

• Egile Nagusiak: Merve İşeri Nepesov (Egilea), Eylem Kıral (Egilea), Gürkan Bozan (Egilea), Ömer Kılıç (Egilea), Kürşat Bora Çarman (Egilea), Coşkun Yarar (Egilea), Suzan Şaylısoy (Egilea), Ener Çağrı Dinleyici (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: 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...