Spontaneous infected pneumatocoele secondary to chronic otitis media.
A case of spontaneous temporal pneumatocoele secondarily infected by Haemophilus parainfluenzae is reported. Its relation to the lateral ventricle and to a defect in the tegmen tympani was confirmed by computerized tomography (CT). The possible aetiological mechanisms are discussed.
D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography