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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2019; 14(03): 1011-1012
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_85_18
Case Report

Spontaneous resolution of brain abscess by rupture into middle ear

Mohit Agrawal
Department of Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
,
Manoj Phalak
Department of Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
,
Smriti Panda
1   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
,
Shashank Kale
Department of Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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Intracranial abscesses are uncommon, serious, and life-threatening infections, with mortality rate of about 15%. Surgical treatment is warranted for an abscess size more than 2.5 cm. We present an unusual case with spontaneous resolution of a large abscess through the middle ear without any surgical intervention.

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Intracranial abscess - nonsurgical management - spontaneous resolution

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09 September 2022

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