Case report: Amoebic abscess of the brain

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 307-309

  De Villiers, J P ^a   Durra, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER AMEBIASIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031918374     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(98)80135-9     Document Type: Article

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