Case Report Brain Abscess Secondary to Frontal Osteomyelitis
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(1) Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, School of Medicine/University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Correspondence to: A.C. Nicodemo, Departamento de Moléstias Infecciosas e Parasitárias (4° Andar) sala 4028 ou 4029, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 255, Cerqueira César, 05403-000 São Paulo, SP, Brasil. Phone: 55 11 30696530, Fax: 55 11 30697508. E-mail: [email protected] CASE REPORT
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تاریخ انتشار 2006