TY - JOUR
T1 - Arteriovenous fistula in the lung presenting with brain abscess
T2 - A report of two cases and a review of the literature
AU - Hayashi, Nakamasa
AU - Inoue, Tomoo
AU - Nishimura, Shinjitsu
AU - Numagami, Yoshihiro
AU - Murakami, Kensuke
AU - Imai, Tadashi
AU - Nishijima, Michiharu
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PY - 2006/7
Y1 - 2006/7
N2 - Two cases of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in the lung presenting with brain abscess are reported. A 47-year-old male developed multiple brain abscesses. Diffusion weighted images (DWI) revealed strong high signal intensity. CT of the chest demonstrated an AVF in the lung. The brain abscesses were successfully treated with antibiotic therapy, and the AVF was resected. A 62-year-old female with asymptomatic AVF in the lung developed a brain abscess in the right temporal lobe, showing a strong high intensity on DWI. Since she presented with left hemiparesis 7 days after admission, the abscess was excised, and the AVF was embolized. Because even small and clinically silent AVF in the lungs may cause a brain abscess, we should perform a close examination of the lungs. Treatment of AVFs in the lungs is necessary to prevent the recurrence of a brain abscesses.
AB - Two cases of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in the lung presenting with brain abscess are reported. A 47-year-old male developed multiple brain abscesses. Diffusion weighted images (DWI) revealed strong high signal intensity. CT of the chest demonstrated an AVF in the lung. The brain abscesses were successfully treated with antibiotic therapy, and the AVF was resected. A 62-year-old female with asymptomatic AVF in the lung developed a brain abscess in the right temporal lobe, showing a strong high intensity on DWI. Since she presented with left hemiparesis 7 days after admission, the abscess was excised, and the AVF was embolized. Because even small and clinically silent AVF in the lungs may cause a brain abscess, we should perform a close examination of the lungs. Treatment of AVFs in the lungs is necessary to prevent the recurrence of a brain abscesses.
KW - Arteriovenous fistula in the lung
KW - Brain abscess
KW - MRI
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U2 - 10.7887/jcns.15.523
DO - 10.7887/jcns.15.523
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:33746242095
VL - 15
SP - 523
EP - 527
JO - Japanese Journal of Neurosurgery
JF - Japanese Journal of Neurosurgery
SN - 0917-950X
IS - 7
ER -