Tuberculous brain abscess and subdural empyema in an immunocompetent child: Significance of AFB staining in aspirated pus

Tuberculous brain abscess and subdural empyema are extremely rare manifestations of central nervous system tuberculosis. Here, we report a case of an 11-year-old immunocompetent child who developed temporal lobe abscess and subdural empyema following chronic otitis media. A right temporal craniotomy...

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Autores principales: Vijayakumar, B., Sarin, K., Mohan, Girija
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3345591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22566728
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.94998

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3345591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22566728
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.94998

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