[Actinomycosis of the brain: case report].
Actinomycosis located in the central nervous system is an extremely uncommon event, but if correctly diagnosed and properly treated may have a good prognosis. This case report of a cerebral abscess caused by actinomyces suggests that such a rare event should be included in the differential diagnosis of infectious diseases that affect the central nervous system.
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Departamento de Anatomia Patológica e Medicina Legal da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil. eber@gold.com.br
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D000190:Actinomyces; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography