A Case of Cerebral Abscess with Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula.

Seo,  Won Hee; Chang,  Ki Young; Pee,  Dae Hun; Sin,  Young Kyoo; Eun,  Baik Lin; Yim,  Dong Jun; Shin,  Jae Seung

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society 2002;10(1):177-181.
Published online May 30, 2002.

A Case of Cerebral Abscess with Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula.

Won Hee Seo, Ki Young Chang, Dae Hun Pee, Young Kyoo Sin, Baik Lin Eun, Dong Jun Yim, Jae Seung Shin

¹Department of Pediatrcs, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. bleun@chollian.net
²Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula is an uncommon capillary abnormality. It may be accompanied by neurological complications such as cerebral abscess and be associated with or without hemorrhagic telangiectasia. We recently experienced a case of cerebral abscess with pulmonary arteriovenous fistula(PAVF), which was not associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. We report this case with review of the related literature.

Key Words: Cerebral abscess, Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula