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Wolf in Sheep's clothing: Intracranial actinomycosis masquerading as en-plaque meningioma

BACKGROUND: Actinomycosis israeli is a gram-positive non-acid-fast bacterium and is the most common causative agent of actinomycosis. It usually presents as a brain abscess via a secondary spread from the cervicofacial region or lungs. However, presentation as an en-plaque lesion with bone involveme...

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Autores principales: Deora, Harsh, Beniwal, Manish, Rao, Shilpa, Rao, K. V. L. N., Vikas, V., Somanna, Sampath
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5838848/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29527397
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_445_17