Abstract

BLAQUIER, Juan Bautista; CASTIGLIONE, Juan Ignacio; DELORME, Ricardo  and  WAINSZTEIN, Néstor A.. Dyskeratosis congenita and a rare brain abscess. Medicina (B. Aires) [online]. 2021, vol.81, n.5, pp.850-852. ISSN 0025-7680.

Dyskeratosis congenita is a rare inheritable disease which causes peculiar dermatological features and bone marrow failure with an increased risk of severe infections and neoplasia. Actinomyces spp. is part of the oral cavity flora. Invasive infections are mostly seen in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of a rare central nervous infection and an underling inheritable disease.

Keywords : Dyskeratosis congenita; Brain abscess; X-linked inheritance.

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