1987 Volume 1987 Issue Supplement09 Pages 202-209
We reported a case of rhinogenic brain abscess with a severe course. The patient was a 48-year-old male, who was admitted because of sudden consciousness disturbance. Despite surgical treatment and administration of broadspectrum antibiotics, he died of brain abscess, which ruptured into the ventricular system, and other various complications, such as hydrocephalus, liver and renal dysfunction, and pneumonia.
This case suggests that careful diagnosis and treatment are needed to avoid such an unfortunate outcome.
