BACKGROUND Right-to-left vascular shunts are associated with brain abscess. CASE REPORT We present a 47-year-old female with a cryptogenic left thalamic abscess on which Streptococcus mitis grew upon aspiration. Computed tomography of the chest with contrast agent revealed an anomalous connection between the left superior pulmonary and brachiocephalic veins. A right-to-left shunt was confirme...

abstract horseshoe lung is a congenital pulmonary malformation that is usually associated with scimitar syndrome. this malformation consists of fusion of both pulmonary lobes from the posterobasal segments. the fusion appears in the retrocardiac area, in front of the esophagus and thoracic aorta. pleural separation of pulmonary lobes distinguishes pseudohorseshoe appearance from a true horsesho...

To cite: Menke J. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014208678 DESCRIPTION A 17-year-old girl was assessed for exercise-induced hypertension. Her medical and family history were unremarkable. After fast running during school sport she had felt unwell with headache for about an hour. Subsequently, she presented to her paediatrician who measured elevat...

A 3-year-old, 6.0 kg, intact female Miniature Schnauzer was presented to Azabu University for evaluation of right heart enlargement, incidentally noticed on survey thoracic radiographs. The dog was asymptomatic and no abnormalities were identified on physical examination. Radiographic evaluation of the thorax indicated right heart enlargement (vertebral heart score, 12.1). Two-dimensional echoc...

Scimitar syndrome is a relatively uncommon constellation of cardio-pulmonary anomalies, its typical feature being partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection. It can present in the neonatal period as well as later in life. We present the case of a girl diagnosed in the newborn period, along with a brief review of literature.