Brain abscess secondary to frontal osteomyelitis

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 233-235

  Tuon, Felipe Francisco ^a   Russo, Rachel ^a   Nicodemo, Antonio Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Osteomyelitis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GALLIUM 67; METRONIDAZOLE; OXACILLIN; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FRONTAL BONE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OSTEOMYELITIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33748925390     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652006000400012     Document Type: Article

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