Brain Abscess: A Rare Clinical Case with Oral Etiology
Brain abscess is a very rare condition but has a significant mortality rate. The three main routes of inoculation are trauma, contiguous focus, and the hematogenous route. The odontogenic focus is infrequent and is usually a diagnosis of exclusion. This paper presents a brain abscess case proven to...
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| Main Authors: | André João da Silva Pais Rocha Pereira, Ana Teresa Tavares, Marcelo Prates, Natacha Ribeiro, Luís Filipe Fonseca, Maria do Rosário Marques, Francisco Proença |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5140259 |
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