title: Brain abscess potentially secondary to odontogenic infection: case report.
abstract: Odontogenic infections are rarely implicated in the causes of brain abscess formation. As such, there are very few reports of brain abscesses secondary to odontogenic infections in the literature. This is due partly to the relative rarity of brain abscesses but also to the difficulty in matching the causative organisms of a brain abscess to an odontogenic source. The authors report a case of a 50-year-old woman whose brain abscess may potentially have been secondary to an odontogenic infection. The patient's early diagnosis, supported by imaging and microbiologic assessment, along with early minicraniotomy and extraction of infected dentition followed by a course of cephalosporins and metronidazole, contributed to a successful outcome.
authors.affiliation: Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. Electronic address: joseph.yang@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Chief Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Stanley Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Mehran
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hossaini-Zadeh
authors.affiliation: Chairman and Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: M Anthony
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pogrel
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003399:Craniotomy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010000:Osteitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D013524:Surgical Flaps
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents