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. 2023 Apr;36(2):211-213.
doi: 10.37201/req/094.2022. Epub 2023 Jan 17.

[Eikenella corrodens brain abscess after frontal sinusitis in immunocompetent patient]

[Article in Spanish]
D Salas Olortegui, O Moreno Felici, J Calvó Gómez, J Colomina Rodríguez  1
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[Eikenella corrodens brain abscess after frontal sinusitis in immunocompetent patient]

[Article in Spanish]
D Salas Olortegui et al. Rev Esp Quimioter. 2023 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Eikenella corrodens; brain abscess; immunocompetent patient.

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Figura 1
Colonias de Eikenella corrodens en agar chocolate a las 48 horas de incubación a 37º C en atmósfera de 5% de CO2.
Figura 2
Figura 2
TC cerebral en corte sagital con contraste donde se observan dos LOE con realce en anillo en lóbulo frontal derecho de 35x29mm y de 26x25mm sugerentes de absceso cerebral en región frontal derecha.
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