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ArticleSudanese journal of paediatrics2025

Brain abscess secondary to

Zeynep Sena Gürsoy, Mustafa Gençeli, Hatice Kübra Körpe Boğaz, Saliha Yavuz Eravcı, Özge Metin Akcan

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Article in Sudanese journal of paediatrics, 2025. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. No brain abscess without a portal of entry.Sudanese journal of paediatrics · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Zeynep Sena GürsoyDepartments of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
Mustafa GençeliDepartment of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
Hatice Kübra Körpe BoğazDepartments of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
Saliha Yavuz EravcıDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
Özge Metin AkcanDepartment of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain abscess in pediatric patients carries significant morbidity and mortality risk, requiring prompt diagnosis and multidisciplinary management approach. We report the case of a previously healthy 15-year-old male presenting with complaints of fever, headache, and somnolence. Magnetic resonance imaging identified a brain abscess, leading to empiric treatment with ceftriaxone, vancomycin, and metronidazole, followed by urgent surgical drainage. Abscess culture yielded

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Brain abscessChildStreptococcus constellatus

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PMID40718743
PMCPMC12288156

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