Brain Abscess Secondary to a Dental Infection

Subdural abscess secondary to covert dental sepsis.

The bacterial flora of a subdural abscess in a 17-yearold male, with radiological evidence of unilateral infection of the maxillary and frontal air sinuses, was typical of that encountered in the dental sulcus. Extensive examination revealed no primary focus of infection other than apical infection in the 2 upper first molar teeth, which were extracted. Treatment with ampicillin, gentamicin and...

Treatment of a retrobulbar abscess secondary to dental associated infection in a rabbit

Dental disease is a common problem of pet rabbits. Some authors have postulated that nearly 100% of pet rabbits will develop some form of acquired dental disease (ADD) in their lifetime. Dental disease may affect rabbits of any age and gender and can be a cause of great morbidity and malaise. Often dental disease may lead to infection of teeth and surrounding structures. The development of infe...

CASE REPORT Secondary Brain Abscess Following Simple Renal Cyst Infection

Pyogenic ventriculitis secondary to ruptured brain abscess.

Submitted by: Mohammed Benzagmout, MD, Saïd Boujraf, MD, PhD, Khalid Chakour, MD, Mohammed E. Chaoui, MD. Departments of Neurosurgery (Benzagmout, Chakour, Chaoui), and Radiology (Boujraf), University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, and the Department of Biophysics and Clinical MRI Methods (Boujraf), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Fez, BP 1893, Km 2.200, Sidi Hrazem Road, Fez 30000, M...

Lung abscess in a child secondary to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.

We present a case of a lung abscess in a child 6-year-old admitted with a history of right hemithorax pain lasting for 15 days and the onset of mild fever in the last two days. Etiological research showed positivity of IgM antibodies to Mycoplasma pneumoniae after seven days of admission. The child has been successfully treated with antibiotic therapy, without the use of macrolides, for a durat...