Brain abscesses are rare and severe infections with high mortality, corresponding to neurosurgical emergencies. 12% of all abscesses are caused by odontogenic etiologies, either an infectious process or a dental procedure. This paper describes a case of a patient who underwent tooth extraction, presenting days later with hydrocephalus and intracranial hypertension due to a brain abscess, whose isolated pathogen is the same identified in the oral cavity.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9380847 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26945 | DOI Listing |
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