Luc’s Abscess: a reminder of a potential complication of otitis media

• Main Authors: Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin, Shiyuti, Muhd Izani, Zihni, Muhammad
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: Ministry of Health and Universiti Brunei Darussalem 2012
• 主題: RF Otorhinolaryngology
• 在線閱讀: http://irep.iium.edu.my/26253/1/Lucs.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/26253/; http://bimjonline.com/PDF/Bimj%202012%20Volume%208,%20Issue%205/201285264.pdf

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...