Brain abscess as a rare complication in a hemodialysed patient

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1329-1333

  Barczyk, Maciej P ^a,c   Łebkowski, Wojciech J ^b   Mariak, Zenon ^b   Małyszko, Jolanta ^b   Myśliwiec, Michał ^b  

^a Specialized Hospital   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^c Department of Nephrology   (Poland)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Hemodialysis; Infections

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; NEPHRECTOMY; PERIODONTITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; VOMITING;

ADULT; BRAIN ABSCESS; HUMANS; MALE; RENAL DIALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035215021     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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