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Unusual complication of parotid abscess

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

R. Kishore ,
K. Ramachandran ,
C. Ngoma  and
N. J. Morgan
R. Kishore
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen, Wales, UK.
K. Ramachandran
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen, Wales, UK.
C. Ngoma
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen, Wales, UK.
N. J. Morgan
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen, Wales, UK.
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Abstract

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Temporal lobe abscess as a complication of parotid abscess is not described in the English literature. In this case report a 66-year-old gentleman is described who presented with a left-sided parotid abscess, which extended to other deep neck spaces, and advanced to develop a temporal lobe abscess and subdural parietal empyema. Treatment included intravenous antibiotics, incision and drainage of parotid abscess, and burr hole aspiration of the temporal lobe abscess. The importance of imaging to evaluate the extent of deep neck abscess and brain abscess is highlighted in this report.

Keywords

Parotid GlandNeckAbscessTemporal Lobe
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 118 , Issue 5 , May 2004 , pp. 388 - 390
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2004