Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2009 Jan;52(1):133-138.

A case of intracranial abscess following the tubo-ovarian abscess

• Lee SK
• Lee JJ
• Choi SH
• Kim SW
• Kil MD
• Baik KD
• Lee HW

Abstract

Cases of intracranial complication following infections of head and neck have been reported rarely, but the case of intracranial complication following tubo-ovarian abscess has not been reported yet. In this case, the 35-year-old women patient with lower abdominal pain and mild headache that was diagnosed as pelvic inflammatory disease was admitted to our hospital and was cared. In the course of admission, headache was aggravated and lateral deviation of eyeballs occurred. She was diagnosed as intracranial abscess following tubo-ovarian abscess in the result of neurological surgery department consultation. So we report it with brief review of literatures.

Keyword

Ovary; Brain abscess; Pelvic inflammatory disease

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Abscess
Adult
Brain Abscess
Female
Head
Headache
Humans
Neck
Ovary
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease