Case Report

Otogenic Brain Abscess: Report of a Case

Chong Nahm Kim, Dong Ju Yoo, Sung Min Kim, Young Ju Kim
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Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

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Published Online: Jul 24, 2015

Abstract

The patient was 30 year old male having longstanding otitis media on left ear since childhood. Although he had taken radical mastoidectomy(Lt.), brain abscess was developed 14 days after operation. So, emergency craniotomy with total resection of brain abscess was performed in neurosurgery department and abscess was healed well. Postoperative course was relatively good and he was discharged on 63th postoperative day.



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