Epidural abscess and feculent meningitis secondary to stercoral ulcer rupture.
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Department of Neurology, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Department of Medicine, UBC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Division of Infectious Disease Department of Medicine, UBC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Women’s Health Research Institute, BC Women’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Oak Tree Clinic, BC Women’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ case reports
دوره 2015 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015