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Wikipedia: Brain abscess
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The English Wikipedia article "Brain abscess", consulted for facts cited on Medicine Atlas entities.
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URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_abscess
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Wikipedia: Brain abscess
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Brain abscess (or cerebral abscess) is an abscess within the brain tissue caused by inflammation and collection of infected material coming from local (ear infection, dental abscess, infection of paranasal sinuses, infection of the mastoid air cells of the temporal bone, epidural abscess) or remote (lung, heart, kidney etc.) infectious sources.
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