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  • Changing trends in intracranial abscesses secondary to ear and sinus disease

  • S Tandon, N Beasley, A C Swift
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 123 / Issue 3 / March 2009
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    19 May 2008, pp. 283-288
    Print publication:
    March 2009
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  • Objectives:

    To review the management, causative organisms, morbidity and mortality of intracranial abscesses secondary to sinus and ear disease.

    Study design and setting:

    Retrospective, case note review of suppurative intracranial complications of ear and sinus disease in patients admitted to a regional neurosurgical centre between 1980 and 2004. These data were compared with published material from the same region from 1950–1979.

    Results:

    There was a marked reduction in the mortality rate and the number of intracranial abscesses secondary to chronic ear disease, comparing the two time periods. However, there was little change in the percentage of sinus-related abscesses treated and in their symptoms, signs, abscess location and long term morbidity. Microbiology results showed that streptococcal species predominated as causative organisms, with a high percentage of anaerobic bacteria in otogenic abscesses.

    Conclusion:

    Despite improved outcomes, a high index of suspicion for intracranial complications of ear or sinus disease should be maintained in the presence of appropriate signs and symptoms.