Otogenic Brain Abscess: A Mini Review

Kandi, Venkataramana

doi:10.7759/cureus.212

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“…Infection of the middle ear and mastoids may spread to CNS involving mostly the cerebellum and temporal lobes. Hematogenous spread of infection from primary sites to CNS like the dental infections, lung abscess and other solid organ infections has been reported in literature [9]. Brain abscess involves four stages where in the first stage the bacteria invades in to the brain tissue resulting in neutrophil, astrocytes and microglial cell activation, oedema and tissue necrosis.…”

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Cerebral Abscess Caused by Streptococcus spp in a Patient with Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM)

Ramana¹,

Reddy²,

palange³

et al. 2014

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Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a clinical condition where a patient suffers from external and middle ear infection caused mostly by bacteria or by fungi resulting in ear discharge. Identification of the causative microorganism and initiation of appropriate antimicrobial chemotherapy is needed in patients suffering from CSOM. Infections of the ear if happen to be chronic in nature have the tendency to leak in to the adjacent areas of the central nervous system causing severe complications.

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