[Intracerebral abscess 48 years after grenade splinter injury].
The case report of a 54-year-old patient with a right frontal intracerebral abscess 48 years after a missile injury is presented. Treatment included surgical evacuation and antibiotic therapy. The patient was discharged without neurological deficit.
Neurochirurgische Klinik, Klinikum Mannheim, Klinische Fakultät Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg.
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D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
Intrazerebraler Abszess 48 Jahre nach Granatsplitterverletzung.