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{{Infobox disease
| Name          = Brain abscess
| Image          = Brain abscess simple brain CT .jpg
| Caption        = Brain abscess in a patient with [[Cerebral shunt|CSF shunt]]; from Jamjoom et at., 2009<ref name="jamjoom09">{{cite journal |author=Jamjoom AA, Waliuddin AR, Jamjoom AB |title=Brain abscess formation as a CSF shunt complication: a case report |journal=Cases J |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=110 |year=2009 |pmid=19183497 |pmc=2639569 |doi=10.1186/1757-1626-2-110 |url=http://www.casesjournal.com/content/2/1/110}}</ref>
| DiseasesDB    = 6880
| ICD10          =
| ICD9          = {{ICD9|324.0}}
| ICDO          =
| OMIM          =
| MedlinePlus    = 000783
| MeshID        = D001922
}}
{{Brain abscess}}
{{Brain abscess}}
{{CMG}}
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Brain abscess
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File:Brain abscess simple brain CT .jpg
Brain abscess in a patient with CSF shunt; from Jamjoom et at., 2009[1]
ICD-9 324.0
DiseasesDB 6880
MedlinePlus 000783
MeSH D001922

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  1. Jamjoom AA, Waliuddin AR, Jamjoom AB (2009). "Brain abscess formation as a CSF shunt complication: a case report". Cases J. 2 (1): 110. doi:10.1186/1757-1626-2-110. PMC 2639569. PMID 19183497.