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Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 22(3): 277-80, 2003 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12634593
RESUMO
Intracranialabscesses are serious, life-threatening infections despite recent advances in diagnosis and treatment. We report the case of a child with metastatic brain abscesses and a chronic, sharp foreign body of the bronchus. Its presentation and endoscopic appearance and the microbiology of the abscesses are detailed. The detection of bacteria of respiratory origin should lead to a search for a bronchopulmonary source of contamination.