Otogenic cerebral abscess: an unusual complication of otitis media.

Alice E Chang, Teresa M O
Author Information
  1. Alice E Chang: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. AJahn@smail.umaryland.edu

Abstract

Intracranial complications of otitis media are rare in the age of antiobiotics and in the developed world, but they can be life threatening when they occur. We present a case of a 47-year-old woman with no contributory otologic history who developed an otogenic temporal lobe abscess.

MeSH Term

Brain Abscess
Female
Frontal Lobe
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Otitis Media