Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis complicated by an intramedullary abscess: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Intramedullary abscess is a rare neurosurgical condition that usually arises in the setting of penetrating trauma to the spinal cord, infected congenital dural sinuses, or tuberculosis. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a case of a 35-year-old African American male who presented with sepsis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Vo, Dat T., Cravens, George F., Germann, Robert E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5069864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27756423
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-1080-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5069864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27756423
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-1080-7

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