Luc’s Abscess: a reminder of a potential complication of otitis media
Otitis media is still a common infection and can be associated with complications if not treated early. We report the case of an elderly gentleman who presented with an abscess deep to the temporalis muscle ‘Luc’s abscess’, as a complication of otitis media. Henry Luc first described this conditio...
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| author | Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin Shiyuti, Muhd Izani Zihni, Muhammad |
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| description | Otitis media is still a common infection and can be associated with complications if not treated early.
We report the case of an elderly gentleman who presented with an abscess deep to the temporalis
muscle ‘Luc’s abscess’, as a complication of otitis media. Henry Luc first described this condition a century
ago and in the antibiotic era, such manifestation is now rarely seen. We report the case of a 73-
year-old man diagnosed with Luc’s abscess who presented with a week’s history of right temporal
swelling that was associated with fever, right ear pain and progressive hearing impairment. This case
report is a reminder to clinicians of this rare but treatable complication of a very common disease in
the community. |
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| spelling | iium-262532012-11-06T05:38:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/26253/ Luc’s Abscess: a reminder of a potential complication of otitis media Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin Shiyuti, Muhd Izani Zihni, Muhammad RF Otorhinolaryngology Otitis media is still a common infection and can be associated with complications if not treated early. We report the case of an elderly gentleman who presented with an abscess deep to the temporalis muscle ‘Luc’s abscess’, as a complication of otitis media. Henry Luc first described this condition a century ago and in the antibiotic era, such manifestation is now rarely seen. We report the case of a 73- year-old man diagnosed with Luc’s abscess who presented with a week’s history of right temporal swelling that was associated with fever, right ear pain and progressive hearing impairment. This case report is a reminder to clinicians of this rare but treatable complication of a very common disease in the community. Ministry of Health and Universiti Brunei Darussalem 2012-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/26253/1/Lucs.pdf Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin and Shiyuti, Muhd Izani and Zihni, Muhammad (2012) Luc’s Abscess: a reminder of a potential complication of otitis media. Brunei International Medical Journal, 8 (5). pp. 261-264. ISSN 2079-3146 (O), 1560-5876 (P) http://bimjonline.com/PDF/Bimj%202012%20Volume%208,%20Issue%205/201285264.pdf |
| spellingShingle | RF Otorhinolaryngology Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin Shiyuti, Muhd Izani Zihni, Muhammad Luc’s Abscess: a reminder of a potential complication of otitis media |
| title | Luc’s Abscess: a reminder of a potential complication of otitis media |
| title_full | Luc’s Abscess: a reminder of a potential complication of otitis media |
| title_fullStr | Luc’s Abscess: a reminder of a potential complication of otitis media |
| title_full_unstemmed | Luc’s Abscess: a reminder of a potential complication of otitis media |
| title_short | Luc’s Abscess: a reminder of a potential complication of otitis media |
| title_sort | luc’s abscess: a reminder of a potential complication of otitis media |
| topic | RF Otorhinolaryngology |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/26253/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26253/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26253/1/Lucs.pdf |