A rare case of parapharyngeal abscess caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae presenting as neck abscess is reported. The patient had 20 days history of cough, fever and swelling behind right ear. He had not responded to multiple antibiotic treatments given earlier. On the basis of clinical examination and CT scan finding, he was diagnosed as having parapharyngeal abscess pointing in the neck. The a...

Brain abscess is an extremely rare manifestation of tuberculous involvement of the CNS; meningitis and tuberculoma are much more common [1-6]. The CT appearance of tuberculous abscess cannot be distinguished from many other entities that can present as a ring-enhancing lesion, such as pyogenic abscess, primary or metastatic neoplasm, or resolving hematoma. However, given the appropriate history...

Intracranial calcifications are relatively common computed tomographic findings in the field of neurosurgery, and cysticercosis, tuberculosis, HIV, and cryptococcus are acquired intracranial infections typically associated with calcifications. However, intracranial calcification caused by a bacterial brain abscess is rare. Here, we present a rare case of intracranial calcification caused by a b...

Tubercular liver abscess is a rare extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis. We are presenting a case of isolated tubercular liver abscess in a 70 year old diabetic male without any evidence of tuberculosis in the lungs or abdomen. Diagnosis was made on the basis of radiological findings along with PCR for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pus aspirated from abscess under CT guidance. Systemic ...

A peritonsillar abscess is one of the most commonly occurring deep space infections of the head and neck in adults and children. A peritonsillar abscess that appears in newborns, however, is extremely rare. The treatment of a peritonsillar abscess requires both the selection of appropriate antibiotics and the best procedure to remove the abscessed material. We report a case of a peritonsillar a...

Tubercular involvement of the thyroid gland is a rare entity. Tuberculosis of thyroid gland can present as cold abscess, multinodular goitre, acute abscess or generalized goitre. Clinically, these patients can be euthyroid, hypothyroid or hyperthyroid. Diagnosis is made by fine needle aspiration and demonstration of acid fast bacilli. Here, we report the case of a 46-year-old male who presented...

Thyroid abscess is a rare condition of the thyroid gland. The common causative organisms responsible for thyroid abscess are Staphylococci and Streptococci species. We described a case of thyroid abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in an infant. The patient was successfully treated with open surgical drainage and appropriate antimicrobial agents.

Received June 2010 Accepted July 2010 INTRODUCTION Prostate abscess is a rare infection and can be treated by antibiotic administration and drainage.(1) The reported mortality rate of the prostate abscess is between 3% and 16%.(1,2) In patients refractory to medical treatment, surgical interventions are advocated. We report a patient with the prostate abscess who was treated with percutaneous d...

Aggregatibacter aphrophilus was previously known as Haemophilus aphrophilus and is a rare cause of disease in humans. A recent reclassification of these organisms has placed them in the new genus of Aggregatibacter species. The organism seems to be a normal component of oral flora and has been reported to cause endocarditis, sinusitis, pneumonia, empyema, soft tissue abscess, meningitis, verteb...