Salmonella typhimurium brain abscess

A 54-year-old man with type 2 diabetes, alcoholic liver disease, and previous pulmonary tuberculosis was admitted to our unit with confusion and fever. 6 months before admission he required drainage of a left frontal subdural haematoma, and 4 months later, after an episode of haematemesis, had bandi...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2004-03, Vol.363 (9413), p.947-947
Main Authors: Chadwick, David, Mitra, Tandra, Sitoh, Yih Yian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abscesses
Bacteria
Brain
Brain Abscess - diagnosis
Brain Abscess - etiology
Brain Abscess - microbiology
Brain damage
Esophageal and Gastric Varices - surgery
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications - etiology
Salmonella
Salmonella Infections - diagnosis
Salmonella Infections - etiology
Salmonella Infections - microbiology
Salmonella Typhimurium
Salmonella typhimurium - isolation & purification
Tuberculosis
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Summary:A 54-year-old man with type 2 diabetes, alcoholic liver disease, and previous pulmonary tuberculosis was admitted to our unit with confusion and fever. 6 months before admission he required drainage of a left frontal subdural haematoma, and 4 months later, after an episode of haematemesis, had banding of oesophageal varices.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15789-9