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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2022

Silent Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Right-to-Left Shunt as a Unique Cause of Recurrent Brain Abscesses.

Addie B Spier, Diana David, Moamen Al Zoubi, Montoya Taylor, Colin E Evans

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Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
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What it found

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Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Addie B SpierDivision of Infectious Disease, Mercyhealth, Rockford, Illinois, USA.
Diana DavidDepartment of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Mercyhealth, Rockford, Illinois, USA.
Moamen Al ZoubiDivision of Infectious Disease, Mercyhealth, Rockford, Illinois, USA.
Montoya TaylorDivision of Cardiology, Mercyhealth, Rockford, Illinois, USA.
Colin E EvansDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9251-357X
Illinois College · USSisters of Mercy Health System · USNorthwestern University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a novel case of recurrent brain abscesses found to be the result of a silent congenital right-to-left extracardiac shunt, a persistent left superior vena cava draining into the left atrium. The patient's brain abscess was evacuated surgically and treated with antibiotics, and his shunt was subsequently repaired. The case suggests that attention should be paid to evaluation for shunt physiology allowing for bypass of the pulmonary circulation in those with recurrent brain abscesses.

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PMID35493120
PMCPMC9045951
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