title: Enlarging head size as the only presentation of Salmonella Typhimurium brain abscess in an infant: a short report.
abstract: The authors describe a 5-month-old male harbouring a giant Salmonella Typhimurium cerebral abscess who presented with progressively enlarging head size, without any features of septicemia. The report details the radiological findings, differential diagnoses and management problems regarding the index case.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research , Chandigarh , India.
authors: Sandeep
authors: S
authors: Mohindra
authors: Amey
authors: A
authors: Savardekar
authors: Manjul
authors: M
authors: Tripathi
authors: Atul
authors: A
authors: Raj
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006257:Head / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: MRI; abscess; antibiotics; cerebral abscess