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ArticleCase reports in infectious diseases2019

Thalamic Abscess in a Newly Diagnosed Diabetic Patient.

Kenneth A Swanson, Robert J Citronberg

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Article in Case reports in infectious diseases, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors.

Kenneth A SwansonAdvocate Lutheran General Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1775 Ballard Road, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6261-708X
Robert J CitronbergInfectious Diseases Department Chair, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Northwest Infectious Disease Consultants, 7900 North Milwaukee Avenue, Suite 231-A, Niles, Illinois 60714, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain abscesses are commonly located in the cerebral cortex and cerebellum; however, solitary thalamic lesions are rare. Recent cases report dental pathology as a common source, potentially compounded by immunocompromise. Here, we report a newly diagnosed diabetic male with poor dentition presenting with evidence of meningitis wherein thalamic abscess was discovered.

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PMID31781431
PMCPMC6875216

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