Otogenic brain abscess--a case report

• Published in: The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences Vol. 16; no. 3; p. 162
• Main Authors: Chen, P T, Ho, K Y, Tai, C F, Su, K J, Lin, I F, Kuo, W R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China (Republic : 1949- ) 01.03.2000
• Subjects: Brain Abscess - diagnostic imaging; Brain Abscess - etiology; Brain Abscess - therapy; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Otitis Media - complications; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Brain abscess is one of the life-threatening complications of otitis media. Mortality and morbidity have decreased with the advent of antibiotic therapy. More frequently encountered in cases of acute otitis media in the preantibiotic era, in recent years otogenic brain abscess was noticed almost onl...