title: Advantage of computerized tomography scan. Diagnosis of an otogenic cerebellar abscess.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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