A Case of Non-Traumatic Pneumocephalus Associated with Otogenic Proteus Mirabilis Cerebellar Abscess

Abstract

In this case, it was presented a rare cerebellar abscess case due to Proteus mirabilis has an intraparenchymal gas formation at the early stage of cerebritis where gas formation disappeared at the late cerebritis phase of the abscess formation.©2008, Fırat Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi

Keywords

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Otojenik Kaynaklı Proteus Mirabilis İnfeksiyonu Sonucu Gelişen Serebellar Apse ile İlişkili Travmatik Olmayan Pnömosefalus Olgusu

Öz

Bu çalışmada, erken serebrit aşamasında parankim içi gaz oluşumu gözlenmesine karşın geç serebrit aşamasında bu görünümün kaybolduğu Proteus mirabilis'e bağlı nadir bir serebellar apse olgusu sunuldu.©2008, Fırat Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Serebellar apse, Proteus mirabilis, gaz oluşumu

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