Cerebellar brain abscess associated with tongue piercing.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a previously healthy adult who had a solitary cerebellar brain abscess diagnosed. This infection occurred 4 weeks after the patient underwent a tongue piercing procedure that was complicated by an apparent local infection. The clinical history, abscess culture results, and lack of an alternative explanation suggest that infection of the tongue piercing site was the source of the cerebellar abscess.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Abscess
- Tongue
- Tongue Diseases