[Brain abscess and Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome: Do not forget to look for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations].

CONCLUSION: In case of brain abscess without obvious promoting factor, don't forget to looking for a right-left shunt providing septic or aseptic emboli. Furthermore, diagnosis of Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome should be considered presence of telangiectasias and/or epistaxis. PMID: 32723482 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Revue de Medecine Interne - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Rev Med Interne Source Type: research