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1 Fatal consequences of an ear infection
Xenia L Stalpers, MD, Mijke Smink-Bol, MD, Prof Paul E Verweij, MD, Prof Pieter Wesseling, MD, Gert W van Dijk, MD  The Lancet  Volume 373, Issue 9675, (May 2009) DOI: /S (09) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

2 Figure MRI, macroscopy, and microscopy
(A) Axial T1-weighted magnetic resonance image with intravenous gadolinium showing high signal intensity of the left mastoid (arrow), without intracranial pathology. (B) Macroscopic view of the anterior side of the brainstem with a focal purulent exudate (arrow). (C) Extensive active and necrotising inflammation in the left os petrosum with dispersed septated and branched hyphae (PAS staining, original magnification ×400). The Lancet  , DOI: ( /S (09) ) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions


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