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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2012;volume=15;issue=2;spage=130;epage=133;aulast=Vijayakumar |