Multiple brain abscess from dental origin: Case report and literature review

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 393-397

  Azenha, Marcelo Rodrigues ^a,c   Homsi, Guilherme ^b   Garcia Jr , Idelmo Rangel ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Santa Casa Hospital   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Dental infection; Infection; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869505612     PISSN: 18651550     EISSN: 18651569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10006-011-0308-3     Document Type: Review

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