Cerebellar abscess secondary to mastoiditis

Case contributed by Ian Bickle , 11 Dec 2013
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Dylan Kurda, 5 Dec 2017

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Extreme example of two pathologies.  AA profound mastoiditis with intraventricular extensionintracranialextension, causing a huge cerebellar abscess, with a resultant hydrocephalus.

The patient went to surgery immediately, with no residual neurological deficit after surgery.

  • -<p>Extreme example of two pathologies.  A profound <a title="Acute otomastoiditis" href="/articles/acute_otomastoiditis">mastoiditis</a> with intraventricular extension, causing a huge cerebellar abscess, with a resultant <a title="Obstructive hydrocephalus" href="/articles/obstructive_hydrocephalus">hydrocephalus</a>.</p><p>The patient went to surgery immediately, with no residual neurological deficit after surgery.</p>
  • +<p>Extreme example of two pathologies. A profound <a href="/articles/acute-mastoiditis">mastoiditis</a> with intracranialextension, causing a huge cerebellar abscess, with a resultant <a href="/articles/obstructive-hydrocephalus">hydrocephalus</a>.</p><p>The patient went to surgery immediately, with no residual neurological deficit after surgery.</p>

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