suppuration/headache

BACKGROUND Intracranial suppurations (ICS) are collections of pus of infectious origin in the skull. The authors present their experience. METHODS All children operated for ICS at the Central Hospital of Yaoundé from January 2000 to December 2008 were retrospectively included. RESULTS Thirty-five

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to present a series of cases of sinogenic intracranial suppuration in a pediatric tertiary referral center and to review the long-term outcomes of the patients. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of the hospital database and the patient case

A 17 year old man was hospitalized because of fever, headache and a paresis of his left leg. Radiologic findings demonstrated a subdural interhemispheric empyema on the right side as a complication of ipsilateral pansinusitis. Streptococcus milleri was cultured as the only pathogen from maxillary

Many infections of the head and neck may progress to cause more serious suppurative complications that involve the brain and its associated structures. Because many, if not all, of these infectious diseases present as headache, it would be appropriate to discuss all these clinical entities, but

Dental infection as a cause of epidural abscess is rare compared with other forms of intracranial suppurations. A 10-year-old boy was seen because of headaches and fever. There was no history of otitis media or sinusitis, but he had sought care for dental complaints. The patient was from an

The OKA-MT pressure chamber was used. The course consisted of 6-15 sessions at a pressure of 1.6-2.0 at. abs. Hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) was included in the complex of therapeutic measures applied in the postoperative period in patients with ruptured aneurysms of the cerebral vessels. From

Subtentorial subdural empyema is a rare form of intracranial suppuration. We present two cases treated at our department within the last 11 years. The common source was an ear infection. Both patients presented with headache, fever, vomiting and stiff neck. Only one patient had disturbed

The authors would like to present a rare case of the middle ear cancer which has been developed in postoperative cave in 67 years old patient operated for cholesteatoma 50 years earlier. The patient was admitted to the ENT Department of Poznań University of Medical Sciences because of the ear

BACKGROUND Ossifying fibroma is a rare benign fibro-osseous lesion that usually affects mandible and maxillary bone. Their localisation to paranasal sinus and skull base is uncommon. METHODS We report a huge recurrence of ossifying fibroma of the ethmoid paranasal sinus involving the skull

Ring-enhancement on CT (RECT) is generally considered a sine qua non in diagnosing a cerebral abscess. We describe a 16-year-old female who presented with headaches, vomiting and drowsiness, which over 2 weeks rapidly progressed to coma. CT demonstrated a moderately large left frontal extradural

BACKGROUND Intracranial complications of paranasal sinusitis have become rare due to widespread and early use of antibiotics. Potentially life-threatening intracranial complications of sinusitis include subdural empyema, epidural and intracerebral abscess, meningitis, and sinus thrombosis. Patients

Local lesions observed in otitis, create favourable conditions for the growth of fungi and development of mycoses both in the external and middle ear, as well as in post-operative cavities, especially in cases of open-type surgery. The objective of this study was: (1) to determine the prevalence of

We report the case of a patient with multiple empyema present throughout his body, including chronic sinusitis and chronic suppurative otitis media, as well as subsequent epidural empyema, all caused by Streptococcus intermedius. A 38-year-old man presented with chief complaints of headache, left

OBJECTIVE A review of suppurative intracranial complications of sinusitis in children. METHODS Case series review over a two-year period from 1998 to 1999 in a children's hospital, Singapore. RESULTS There were seven cases, all male, and age range 9 to 14. Six had subdural empyemas and one had