Brain abscess is relatively uncommon problem in general practice yet it is important to be aware of the problem and consider it as one of the differential diagnoses in an individual who presents with symptoms of raised intracranial pressure (especially if there are predisposing factors). Brain abscess is a potentially life-threatening illness and the treatment is almost always involves surgical...

background tuberculous brain abscess is an extremely rare manifestation of tuberculous involvement of the central nervous system. in countries such as india where tuberculosis is fairly common, few cases of tuberculous brain abscess have been reported. patient the patient was an 8-year old boy presented with the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis and a history of tonic and clonic convulsions since 2 ...

Problem statement: A brain abscess presenting after an Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) is an extremely rare occurrence. Diagnosis in this setting is difficult, given the absence of key clinical features, such as neurologic deficit and headaches. Since a delay in the diagnosis of a brain abscess leads to poor outcomes, there should be a high index of suspicion for abscess in patients developing fe...

BACKGROUND Mastoid abscess remains a recognised complication of otitis media despite the advent of antibiotics. The objectives of this study were to describe the risk factors in patients with mastoid abscess following acute and chronic otitis media and discuss the management of this infection. METHOD A retrospective analysis was done on all patients who underwent mastoidectomy for mastoid abs...