Isolated cerebellar cryptococcoma in an immunocompetent patient is a rare condition. We report a case of an immunocompetent adult with isolated cerebellar cryptococcoma. The patient presented with chronic headaches for one year and was found to have multiple cerebellar abscesses on imaging. Our patient underwent resection of the lesion and the cryptococcoma was subsequently diagnosed by histolo...

rain abscess is rare in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). .E)Previously described cases have occurred in adults o adolescents and were caused by bacteria that are part of the normal oral flora.'1We report the case of an 8-year-old girl with moderately severe CF who developed severe headaches with vomiting and was found to have a cerebellar abscess caused by the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis.

Odontogenic origins are rarely implicated in the formation of brain abscesses. The relative paucity of this kind of infection and the difficulty in matching the causative microorganisms of a brain abscess to an odontogenic source can explain the late management of patients. We herein describe a case of a 46-year-old man with a cerebellar abscess that was probably due to an odontogenic infection...

Although the occurrence of otogenic brain abscess has been considerably reduced through improvements to antibiotics, brain abscesses remains one of the most significant life threatening complications of chronic otitis media. We report the case of a 67-year-old male patient who presented with gait ataxia and dizziness. Imaging studies revealed a left cerebellar abscess and extensive destructive ...