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Salmonella typhi abscess in a craniopharyngioma: CT and MRI

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ASalmonella typhi abscess within a craniopharyngioma in a 28-year-old woman is reported. CT and MRI demonstration of cerebral edema adjacent to the tumor suggested an atypical presentation of craniopharyngioma.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Tripler Army Medical Center, 96859, Honolulu, HI, USA

    D. J. Shanley

  2. the Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

    S. M. Holmes

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Shanley, D.J., Holmes, S.M. Salmonella typhi abscess in a craniopharyngioma: CT and MRI. Neuroradiology 36, 35–36 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00599192

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