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Unveiling the Hidden Culprit: A Case of a Temporal Lobe Abscess Presenting With Nonspecific Symptoms

Javed A Hussain1, Lokeshwar Singh1, Gregory Pugh1

  • 1Emergency Medicine, Peterborough City Hospital, Peterborough, GBR.

Cureus
|June 12, 2025
PubMed

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A brain abscess, a serious brain infection, can occur even with modern medicine. This case highlights a temporal lobe abscess in an elderly patient with recent travel and respiratory symptoms.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Otolaryngology

Background:

  • Brain abscesses are pus collections in brain tissue, often caused by ear infections like mastoiditis and chronic otitis media.
  • While advancements in imaging and antibiotics have reduced incidence, brain abscesses remain a critical condition.
  • This report focuses on a rare case in an elderly patient without comorbidities.
Keywords:
burr hole aspirationmri brainotitis mediaring enhancingtemporal lobe abscess

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