Brain abscess decades after a penetrating shrapnel injury.
We describe a patient who developed a brain abscess 52 years after sustaining a penetrating craniocerebral shrapnel injury. For 10 years he had suffered from diabetes mellitus, a disorder known to predispose to infections from a diminished body defence. The treatment and aetiology of this rare occurrence is discussed.
Neurosurgical Clinic, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Marquardt
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Schick
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Möller-Hartmann
D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed