Temporal lobe abscess as a complication of cholesteatoma: sequential radiological findings.
Temporal lobe abscess is a rare but known complication of petrosal bone cholesteatoma. We present a case with clinical history, diagnostic imaging and sequential radiological findings of the abscess from the early temporal cerebritis phase till the late full encapsulated abscess. We also succeeded in visualizing the fistula through the tegmen tympani on MR-images.
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Department of Radiology, Middelheim Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
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D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed