Innovative Journal of Pediatrics
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Outline
Cerebellar Staphylococcal Abscess Accompanied with High Alfa-Fetoprotein in a Young Infant
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Published online:Feb 01, 2012
Article type:Case Report
Received:May 20, 2011
Accepted:Mar 10, 2012
How to Cite:El-Khashab M, Hashemi Zonouzi T, Moeini Naghani I, Nejat F. Cerebellar Staphylococcal Abscess Accompanied with High Alfa-Fetoprotein in a Young Infant. Inn J Pediatr. 2012;22(4):. doi:
Abstract
Background: Brain abscess in young infants is extremely rare and usually associated with a previous history of bacterial meningitis or septicemia.
Case Presentation: Here we report a cerebellar abscess mimicking brain tumor with atypical clinical and paraclinical presentations. A two-month old previously well-baby boy was referred to us with persistent vomiting, strabismus and developmental regression. The brain imaging showed a right cerebellar mass with multiple small cysts inside the lesion. Elevated serum alfa-fetoprotein associated with cystic and solid posterior fossa mass proposed the preoperative diagnosis of teratoma but tumor cells were not found inside the pathology specimen. The culture of the sample was positive for staphylococcus aureus.
Conclusion: The interest of this case lies in the atypical features of clinical and radiological evaluations in a young infant associated with an abnormal alfa-fetoprotein level of serum.
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© 2012, Author(s). This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which allows for unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.
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