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  • Title: Brain abscesses in Malawian children: value of CT scan.
    Author: Mankhambo L, Phiri A, Chiwaya K, Graham SM.
    Journal: Ann Trop Paediatr; 2008 Mar; 28(1):79-85. PubMed ID: 18318954.
    Abstract:
    The clinical presentation and management of brain abscess in three HIV-uninfected Malawian children are reported. One case was associated with staphylococcal empyema and severe malarial anaemia and another case with chronic suppurative otitis media and mastoiditis. The third case had no identified extracranial focus of infection. These cases illustrate the difficulties of diagnosis and management of brain abscesses in the resource-poor setting where other causes of encephalopathy caused by infection are common, and highlight the value of neuroradiological imaging.
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