Missed epidural brain abscess after furunculosis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 522.e3-522.e4

  Lo, Bruce M ^a   Erwin, Eleanor A ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; FURUNCULOSIS; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MENINGITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 41849149968     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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