A delayed frontorbital abscess caused by a penetrating nonmissile foreign body (a bamboo stick).
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We report an interesting case of delayed frontal abscess caused by a penetrating nonmissile foreign body, a bamboo stick in a 1.5-year-old male child. A parietal craniotomy was performed, and the brain abscess was resected along with the foreign body without any damage to the surrounding brain tissue. He also received the appropriate antibiotics. The child made a good recovery.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Neurology India
دوره 57 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009