MULTIPLE BRAIN ABSCESSES FOLLOWING ESOPHAGEAL DILATION

A 6-year-old boy esophageal stricture due to the ingestion of caustic 7 months prior to admission. Eight esophageal dilations and a feeding gastrostomy were performed. He presented with seizure, right-sided wea kness, fever, and somnolence. Computed tomographic scans revealed mult iple brain abscesses. The abscesses were treated by burr-hole drainage . The patient improved and was discharged from the hospital without ne urological deficit. Brain abscesses are not very common following esop hageal dilation. It should be kept in mind that brain abscess is a pot ential complication of esophageal dilation.