[Brain abscess discovered 38 years after head injury (author's transl)].
We reported a case of delayed brain abscess following a penetrating gun-shot injury. The brain abscess surrounding retained intracranial fragments of bone and shell was found 38 years after head injury. The patient's only symptom had been minimal weakness of the right arm. This case was treated surgically with good results. The long period of silent infection was discussed.
D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging