title: Treatment of otogenic brain abscess in pregnancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Otogenic intracranial abscess complicating pregnancy has not been reported in world literature. We report the first case of cerebellar abscess secondary to chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) in a 23-year-old lady at 35 weeks of gestation. She was successfully treated by Caesarean section and delivery of a healthy baby, followed by combined neurosurgical and otologic procedures in the same anesthetic sitting.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary care referral center in a developing country.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Otogenic intracranial abscess complicating pregnancy is an extremely challenging therapeutic dilemma for the attending health care provider. Concurrent surgical management by multidisciplinary intervention is safe and to be considered the treatment of choice in a tertiary referral center.
authors: Department of ENT, Speech & Hearing, Head and Neck Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India.
authors: Chundamannil Eapen
authors: CE
authors: Jacob
authors: Mary
authors: M
authors: Kurien
authors: Ajoy Mathew
authors: AM
authors: Varghese
authors: Thayparmbil Kunjummen
authors: TK
authors: Aleyamma
authors: Padmini
authors: P
authors: Jasper
authors: Krishna
authors: K
authors: Prabu
authors: Santosh I
authors: SI
authors: Poonnoose
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000150:complications*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult