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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...
Autores principales: | Vijayakumar, B., Sarin, K., Mohan, Girija |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2012
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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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