A case of odontogenic brain abscess arising from covert dental sepsis

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Clifton, T C ^a   Kalamchi, S ^a  

^a A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Odontogenic abscess; Untreated caries

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFUROXIME;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TOOTH INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CEFUROXIME; DENTAL CARIES; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84855929312     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588412X13171221499667     Document Type: Article

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