Brain abscess secondary to frontal osteomyelitis

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2006 Jul-Aug;48(4):233-5. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46652006000400012.

Abstract

Frontal osteomyelitis is a rare complication of sinusitis. Common intracranial complications of the frontal osteomyelitis are meningitis, epidural empyema, subdural empyema and brain abscess. We described a case of frontal osteomyelitis with brain abscess caused by Staphylococcus aureus with improve after needle aspiration and antibiotics to brain abscess for eight weeks and for chronic osteomyelitis for four months.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Brain Abscess / microbiology*
  • Brain Abscess / therapy
  • Chronic Disease
  • Clindamycin / therapeutic use
  • Drainage
  • Female
  • Frontal Bone
  • Frontal Sinusitis / complications*
  • Humans
  • Osteomyelitis / complications*
  • Osteomyelitis / drug therapy
  • Osteomyelitis / microbiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Clindamycin