title: Unusual complication of parotid abscess.
abstract: Temporal lobe abscess as a complication of parotid abscess is not described in the English literature. In this case report a 66-year-old gentleman is described who presented with a left-sided parotid abscess, which extended to other deep neck spaces, and advanced to develop a temporal lobe abscess and subdural parietal empyema. Treatment included intravenous antibiotics, incision and drainage of parotid abscess, and burr hole aspiration of the temporal lobe abscess. The importance of imaging to evaluate the extent of deep neck abscess and brain abscess is highlighted in this report.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Otolaryngology, West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen, Wales, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kishore
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ngoma
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed