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  • Title: [Brain abscess mediated through a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in a patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia].
    Author: Tsujimoto K, Moriya M, Yaka K, Kawasaki Y, Nakatani R, Naba I, Nakano M, Tatsumi C, Yasumoto T, Kawahara R.
    Journal: Rinsho Shinkeigaku; 2014; 54(4):330-3. PubMed ID: 24807278.
    Abstract:
    The patient is a 66-year-old man with hereditary telangiectasia. He was diagnosed with pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM), which was revealed by contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography at the age of 65. He developed headache, right homonymous hemianopsia, and right hemiparesis and was admitted to our hospital. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging revealed multiple lesions in the left hemisphere, which indicates brain abscesses. Thus, the diagnosis of brain abscess mediated through PAVM was established. Following management with drainage and coil embolization, all neurological symptoms resolved. Therefore, coil embolization should be considered for PAVM at an early stage to prevent brain abscess, even if it is asymptomatic.
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