Successful management of a cerebral abscess secondary to chronic cholesteatoma caused by Prevotella melaninogenica and Peptococcus anaerobius – A case report and literature review

Cerebral abscess following cholesteatomatous otomastoiditis is a life-threatening complication and poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. We report a case of life-threatening cerebritis and cerebral abscess due to a collection of pus from an aerobic super infections occurring months after the...

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Main Authors: Carlo Gulì, Luigi Basile, Francesca Graziano, Paola Di Carlo, Domenico Gerardo Iacopino, Antonio Cascio, Rosario Maugeri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751916300482