Brain abscess and infections aneurysm of extravascular origin.
Acute and chronic ear infection can lead to intracranial involvement. We report on a case in which two typical cerebral complications followed a chronic otitis media. It seemed that there was no causal relationship between brain abscess and meningitis. The meningitis itself was complicated by rupture of an infectious intracranial aneurysm with fatal outcome. We have not been able to find a similar case in the literature. Clinical picture and therapeutic management are discussed.
Pospiech
J
J
Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik, HNO-Universitätsklinik der GHS Essen.
Kalff
R
R
Reinhardt
V
V
Polyzoidis
T
T
Kocks
W
W
D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000473:pathology; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa; D012086:Reoperation; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed