Advantage of computerized tomography scan. Diagnosis of an otogenic cerebellar abscess.
Computerized axial tomography with contrast enhancement is very useful for the diagnosis of brain abscesses. This fact is illustrated by a case report of a cerebellar abscess secondary to chronic mastoiditis with cholesteatoma.
D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000150:complications; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed