Cerebral abscess following the self-extraction of teeth in patient with Ebstein's anomaly: a case report

• Main Authors: Soichiro Kawase (Author), Yoshiyuki Okada (Author), Kazushige Isono (Author), Hitoshi Iwasaki (Author), Takashi Kuno (Author), Kohei Matsumura (Author), Yiwen Fu (Author), Yorikazu Harada (Author), Tadashi Ogasawara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Antibiotic prophylaxis before invasive treatments, including dental extractions, is still recommended for patients at high risk of infective endocarditis. However, the risk from self-extraction of teeth in daily life of patients with intellectual disabilities is uncertain. Case p...