Multiple brain abscesses in a child with autoimmune hemolytic anemia

BAY A., YILMAZ N., NALBANTOGLU O., YILMAZ C., ETLIK O., Oner A. F.

PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER, cilt.49, sa.7, ss.1034-1036, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/pbc.20799
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1034-1036
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A 14-year-old female with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) developed an acute hemolytic crisis with acute renal failure under conventional treatment with corticosteroids. Because of the life-threatening situation, we decided to start pulse dose methylprednisolone and also hemodialysis with a femoral catheter placement was performed. Fifteen days after initiating of dialysis subfebrile fever was developed, followed within 2 days with a left hemiparesis. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed multiple intracerebral abscesses. The clinical picture worsened and the patient died before scheduled surgery for the abscesses.