Delayed brain abscess related to a retained foreign body with culture of Clostridium bifermentans
- 1 May 1986
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 64 (5) , 813-815
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1986.64.5.0813
Abstract
✓ Although it is well documented that retained foreign bodies are associated with delayed intracranial abscess, there are few reports of anaerobic organism growth. A case is presented in which a left parieto-occipital abscess surrounded a metallic fragment implanted when a mortar shell exploded in Vietnam 15 years before. The diagnostic evaluation and surgical management of this case are presented.Keywords
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