A Rare Cause of Hand Infection: Streptococcus Constellatus
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Thalamic abscess caused by a rare pathogen: streptococcus constellatus
Streptococcus constellatus is a microorganism that lives commensally in the oropharyngeal region, urogenital region, and intestinal tract. However, it can cause infection in patients with certain predisposing factors. Rarely, this microorganism can cause a brain abscess. Thalamic localization of brain abscesses is much rarer than abscesses in other locations of the brain. Brain abscess caused b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Iberoamericana de Cirugía de la Mano
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1698-8396,1698-840X
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1712093