Rahiminejad, M; Hasegawa, H; Papadopoulos, M; Mackinnon, A
(2016)
Actinomycotic brain abscess.
BJR CASE REPORTS, 2 (4).
ISSN 2055-7159
https://doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20150370
SGUL Authors: Papadopoulos, Marios
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Abstract
Actinomycosis is caused by Gram-positive filamentous anaerobic organisms of genus Actinomyces, which are commensals of mucosal membranes of the oropharyngeal cavity, and gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts. Central nervous system involvement is rare and may present as cerebral abscess, meningitis, meningoencephalitis, subdural empyema or epidural abscess. The radiological appearances of actinomycotic brain abscesses are not well recognized. Here, we present the characteristic imaging features of an actinomycotic brain abscess.
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| Additional Information: | © 2016 The Authors. Published by the British Institute of Radiology. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | ||||||
| SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: | Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS) Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS) > Neuroscience (INCCNS) |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | BJR CASE REPORTS | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2055-7159 | ||||||
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| Publisher License: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||||
| Web of Science ID: | WOS:000406883400021 | ||||||
| URI: | https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/109100 | ||||||
| Publisher's version: | https://doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20150370 |
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