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A Rare Complication of Acute Otitis Media: Brain Abscess Case Report

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 3, 83 - 85, 30.09.2025

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ABSTRACT
While meningitis is defined as inflammation of the pia and arachnoid membranes, brain abscess is defined as suppurative infection occurring in the parenchymal tissue of the brain. The source of brain abscesses are usually middle ear infections, mastoiditis, frontal and nasal sinusitis.
A 69-year-old female patient was brought to the emergency room by her relatives with a complaint of confusion. It was learned that the patient had pain in his right ear for 3 days and antibiotic treatment was started the day before due to infection in the eardrum. Infective blood parameters were high. A lesion containing air density was observed in the patient's brain CT scan in the right temporal fossa. Upon this radiological finding, a contrast-enhanced brain MRI was performed and a lesion containing air-fluid leveling was detected in the right temporal lobe. A tube was inserted into the eardrum of the patient by the ear, nose and throat department. He was transferred to intensive care for follow-up and treatment after the procedure.
Acute otitis media is an infection that can progress with intracranial complications if not treated properly and if left untreated. It should not be forgotten that meningitis and brain abscess may also occur in a patient with altered consciousness diagnosed with acute otitis media.

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Kaynakça

  • 1. Brook I. Microbiology and choice of antimicrobial therapyfor acute sinusitis complicated by subperiosteal abscess in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2016; 84: 21-6.
  • 2. Rajasekaran V, Mohanraj L, Prabhu ND. Silent otitis media with multiple intracranial complications. BMJ Case Rep 2024;17(12):e262319.
  • 3. Rubini A, Ronzani G, D’Alessandro E, Marchioni D. Management of otogenic meningitis: A proposal for practical guidelines from a multicenter experience with a systematic review. J Clin Med 2024; 13(18): 5509.
  • 4. Dongol K, Rayamajhi P, Gurung U. Complications of acute and chronic otitis media in a tertiary referral center in Nepal. Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020; 58(4): 234-40.
  • 5. Sharma N, Jaiswal AA, Banerjee PK, Garg AK. Complications of chronic suppurative otitis media and their management:A single ınstitution 12 years experience. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015; 67(4): 353-60.
  • 6. Wanna GB, Dharamsi LM, Moss JR, Bennett ML, Thompson RC, Haynes DS. Contemporary management of ıntracranial complications of otitis media. Otol Neurotol 2010; 31(1): 111-7.
  • 7. Iyigundogdu I, Gedik E, Derle E, Kibaroglu S. Listeria rhombencephalitis and ınfratentorial brain abcesses ın a young adult with stroke like presentation. Neurol India. 2023; 71(6): 1263-5.
  • 8. Vâtă A, Irimie-Băluţă E, Roşu FM, Onofrei IM, Loghin II, Perţea M, et al. Polymicrobial bacterial meningitis in a patient with chronic suppurative otitis media: Case report and literature review. Medicina (Kaunas) 2023; 59(8): 1428.

Akut Otitis Medianın Nadir Bir Komplikasyonu: Beyin Apsesi Olgu Sunumu

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 3, 83 - 85, 30.09.2025

Öz

Menenjit pia ve araknoid zarlarının iltihaplanması olarak tanımlanırken, beyin apsesi beynin parankimal dokusunda meydana gelen süpüratif enfeksiyon olarak tanımlanır. Beyin apselerinin kaynağı genellikle orta kulak enfeksiyonları, mastoidit, frontal ve nazal sinüzitlerdir.
69 yaş kadın hasta yakınları tarafından bilinç bulanıklığı şikayeti ile acil servise getirildi. Hastanın 3 gündür sağ kulağında ağrısı olduğu ve bir gün önce kulak zarında enfeksiyon nedeniyle antibiyotik tedavisi başlandığı öğrenildi. Kan parametrelerinde enfektif parametreleri yüksek idi. Hastaya çekilen Beyin BT’de sağ temporal fossada hava dansitesi içeren lezyon izlendi. Bu radyolojik bulgu üzerine kontrastlı beyin MR çekildi ve sağ temporal lobda hava-sıvı seviyelenmesi içeren lezyon tespit edildi. Hastaya kulak burun boğaz branşı tarafından kulak zarına tüp takıldı. İşlem sonrası takip ve tedavisi için yoğun bakıma devredildi.
Akut otitis media uygun tedavi edilmeyip geç kalındığında intrakraniyal komplikasyonlarla seyredebilen bir enfeksiyondur. Akut otitis media tanısı almış bilinç değişikliği olan hastada menenjit ve beyin apsesinin de olabileceği unutulmamalıdır.

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Kaynakça

  • 1. Brook I. Microbiology and choice of antimicrobial therapyfor acute sinusitis complicated by subperiosteal abscess in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2016; 84: 21-6.
  • 2. Rajasekaran V, Mohanraj L, Prabhu ND. Silent otitis media with multiple intracranial complications. BMJ Case Rep 2024;17(12):e262319.
  • 3. Rubini A, Ronzani G, D’Alessandro E, Marchioni D. Management of otogenic meningitis: A proposal for practical guidelines from a multicenter experience with a systematic review. J Clin Med 2024; 13(18): 5509.
  • 4. Dongol K, Rayamajhi P, Gurung U. Complications of acute and chronic otitis media in a tertiary referral center in Nepal. Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020; 58(4): 234-40.
  • 5. Sharma N, Jaiswal AA, Banerjee PK, Garg AK. Complications of chronic suppurative otitis media and their management:A single ınstitution 12 years experience. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015; 67(4): 353-60.
  • 6. Wanna GB, Dharamsi LM, Moss JR, Bennett ML, Thompson RC, Haynes DS. Contemporary management of ıntracranial complications of otitis media. Otol Neurotol 2010; 31(1): 111-7.
  • 7. Iyigundogdu I, Gedik E, Derle E, Kibaroglu S. Listeria rhombencephalitis and ınfratentorial brain abcesses ın a young adult with stroke like presentation. Neurol India. 2023; 71(6): 1263-5.
  • 8. Vâtă A, Irimie-Băluţă E, Roşu FM, Onofrei IM, Loghin II, Perţea M, et al. Polymicrobial bacterial meningitis in a patient with chronic suppurative otitis media: Case report and literature review. Medicina (Kaunas) 2023; 59(8): 1428.
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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil İngilizce
Konular Acil Tıp, Bulaşıcı Hastalıklar, Kulak Burun Boğaz
Bölüm Case Report
Yazarlar

Fatma Hançer Çelik 0009-0003-4421-5791

Rukiye Aytekin Akdağ 0009-0007-7139-1562

Gözde Yılmaz Dursun 0009-0003-0032-4398

Necmi Baykan 0000-0002-6845-9550

Ömer Salt 0000-0002-5557-6627

Yayımlanma Tarihi 30 Eylül 2025
Gönderilme Tarihi 6 Aralık 2024
Kabul Tarihi 23 Mayıs 2025
Yayımlandığı Sayı Yıl 2025 Cilt: 16 Sayı: 3

Kaynak Göster

APA Hançer Çelik, F., Aytekin Akdağ, R., Yılmaz Dursun, G., … Baykan, N. (2025). A Rare Complication of Acute Otitis Media: Brain Abscess Case Report. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports, 16(3), 83-85. https://doi.org/10.33706/jemcr.1597605
AMA Hançer Çelik F, Aytekin Akdağ R, Yılmaz Dursun G, Baykan N, Salt Ö. A Rare Complication of Acute Otitis Media: Brain Abscess Case Report. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports. Eylül 2025;16(3):83-85. doi:10.33706/jemcr.1597605
Chicago Hançer Çelik, Fatma, Rukiye Aytekin Akdağ, Gözde Yılmaz Dursun, Necmi Baykan, ve Ömer Salt. “A Rare Complication of Acute Otitis Media: Brain Abscess Case Report”. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports 16, sy. 3 (Eylül 2025): 83-85. https://doi.org/10.33706/jemcr.1597605.
EndNote Hançer Çelik F, Aytekin Akdağ R, Yılmaz Dursun G, Baykan N, Salt Ö (01 Eylül 2025) A Rare Complication of Acute Otitis Media: Brain Abscess Case Report. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports 16 3 83–85.
IEEE F. Hançer Çelik, R. Aytekin Akdağ, G. Yılmaz Dursun, N. Baykan, ve Ö. Salt, “A Rare Complication of Acute Otitis Media: Brain Abscess Case Report”, Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports, c. 16, sy. 3, ss. 83–85, 2025, doi: 10.33706/jemcr.1597605.
ISNAD Hançer Çelik, Fatma vd. “A Rare Complication of Acute Otitis Media: Brain Abscess Case Report”. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports 16/3 (Eylül2025), 83-85. https://doi.org/10.33706/jemcr.1597605.
JAMA Hançer Çelik F, Aytekin Akdağ R, Yılmaz Dursun G, Baykan N, Salt Ö. A Rare Complication of Acute Otitis Media: Brain Abscess Case Report. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports. 2025;16:83–85.
MLA Hançer Çelik, Fatma vd. “A Rare Complication of Acute Otitis Media: Brain Abscess Case Report”. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports, c. 16, sy. 3, 2025, ss. 83-85, doi:10.33706/jemcr.1597605.
Vancouver Hançer Çelik F, Aytekin Akdağ R, Yılmaz Dursun G, Baykan N, Salt Ö. A Rare Complication of Acute Otitis Media: Brain Abscess Case Report. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports. 2025;16(3):83-5.