Huge carbuncle of the neck with intracranial extension: a case report

Authors

  • Alaa Sedik Department of General Surgery, King Khalid Hospital Hail, KSA, Saudi Arabia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8815-2337
  • Muhammad Y. Rauf Department of Neurosurgery, King Khalid Hospital Hail, KSA, Saudi Arabia
  • Mahmood Makhdoom Department of General Surgery, King Khalid Hospital Hail, KSA, Saudi Arabia
  • Ihab Abdo Department of General Surgery, King Khalid Hospital Hail, KSA, Saudi Arabia
  • Abdelhamid Harga Department of General Surgery, King Khalid Hospital Hail, KSA, Saudi Arabia
  • Amir Suliman Department of Neurosurgery, King Khalid Hospital Hail, KSA, Saudi Arabia
  • Abrar Hussein Department of General Surgery, King Khalid Hospital Hail, KSA, Saudi Arabia
  • Hamza Ali Department of General Surgery, King Khalid Hospital Hail, KSA, Saudi Arabia
  • Rasheed Altwiher Department of General Surgery, King Khalid Hospital Hail, KSA, Saudi Arabia
  • Abdullah Alrashidi Department of General Surgery, King Khalid Hospital Hail, KSA, Saudi Arabia
  • Wael Alanazi Department of General Surgery, King Khalid Hospital Hail, KSA, Saudi Arabia
  • Salwa Elhoushy Department of Internal Medical, King Khalid Hospital Hail, KSA, Saudi Arabia
  • Alaa Osman Department of Radiology, 5Department of Anesthesia, King Khalid Hospital Hail, KSA, Saudi Arabia
  • Mohamed Mostafa Department of Anesthesia, King Khalid Hospital Hail, KSA, Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20180851

Keywords:

Abscess, Carbuncle, Intracranial, Neck

Abstract

A carbuncle is a coalescence of several inflamed follicles into a single inflammatory mass with purulent drainage from multiple sinuses. They can develop in healthy individuals with no predisposing conditions or in immune-compromised ones. Author are presenting a case report of 57 years old Saudi presented with neglected huge carbuncle of the neck that was found complicated with intracranial extension in the posterior cranial fossa. He underwent successful simultaneous excision of the carbuncle and debridement of gross necrotic tissues; together with evacuation of the intracranial abscess. Both general and neurosurgical teams were involved. Patient made uneventful recovery and discharged home in good condition.

 

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Published

2018-02-26

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2018): March 2018

Section

Case Reports