Abstract
A rare case of bleeding from a giant cerebellar arterio venous malformation induced by the stress of peritonsillar abscess is reported.
A 31-year-old male, 2 days after the incision and drainage of a left peritonsillar abscess, complaind of staggering gait, nausea and vomitting, followed by left ear tinnitus. These clinical features indicated a probable intracranial complication, but otoneurological examination, CT scan and brain-angiogram revealed a giant cerebellar A-V malformation and a bleeding mass.
Thus, the heavy stress of peritonsillitis and peritonsillar abscess may induce dramatic sequelae.
