Intracerebral hematoma: spontaneous cure by drainage into the middle ear. A case report.
A case of a spontaneous cure of intracerebral hematoma by drainage into the middle ear is reported. A 38-year-old man was brought to the emergency room in a semicomatose state. He was found to have skull fractures and an intracerebral hematoma. His clinical condition improved, and a repeat computed tomographic scan showed disappearance of the hematoma and its replacement by air.
D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004194:Disease; D004322:Drainage; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed