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Revista Med
versão impressa ISSN 0121-5256versão On-line ISSN 1909-7700
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OROZCO, ANDRÉS FELIPE e MONSALVE D., GUILLERMO A.. BRAIN ABSCESS FROM ESCHERICHIA COLI: A SIMPLE DIARRHEA, DOCTOR?. rev.fac.med [online]. 2008, vol.16, n.2, pp.243-248. ISSN 0121-5256.
A case of a 20 year-old soldier, who developed a brain abscess from Escherichia coli after a 7 day episode of diarrhea, is presented. The clinical course of the disease, its treatment and the different aetiologies of brain abscesses are discussed, emphasizing the importance of the follow up of diarrheic diseases no matter how simple they may look.
Palavras-chave : brain abscess; Escherichia coli; diarrhea.