Ipsilateral cerebral abscess and endophthalmitis from an infected external carotid artery coil
- Author:
Jolene C. Rudell
;
Gregory Y. Chang
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- From:Neurology Asia
2016;21(2):203-204
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Simultaneous endopthalmitis and ipsilateral cerebral abscesses are uncommon. This is the case report of
a 68 years old man with left peritonsillar squamous cell carcinoma, who had coils placed in the external
carotid artery to induce arterial thrombosis and slow tumor growth. The patient subsequently developed
left sided endopthalmitis and left brain abscess. This shows that the coils are able to serve as a nidus
of infection resulting in secondary endopthalmitis and brain abscess in an immunocompromised host.
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