Acute Mastoiditis; A Review of Four Cases.

Acute Pesticide Poisoning in Children: A Review of 50 Cases

Background: Pesticide poisoning is very common in Tunisia. Various factors are involved in the analysis of the clinical presentations and the severity of this condition. Major factors are the chemical nature of the pesticides and the quantity entered the body. Methods: This is a retrospective study, reporting the pediatric cases that presented to us with signs and symptoms of pesticide poisoni...

Two Cases of Acute Mastoiditis with Subperiosteal Abscess

The incidence of mastoiditis in pediatric age has consistently increased over the last two decades due to increase of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Compared to young patients, occurrence of acute otitis media complications such as acute mastoiditis and subperiosteal abscess is relatively low in adults. Various treatments for acute mastoiditis with subperiosteal abscess such as tympanostomy tub...

A pictorial review of complications of acute coalescent mastoiditis.

This case study highlights the extracranial and intracranial manifestations of severe otomastoiditis. A 35-year-old man presented with numerous symptoms, including ear and neck pain, headache, temporary vision loss, fever, malaise, and nausea and vomiting. Imaging studies led to the diagnosis of coalescent mastoiditis with septic dural sinus thrombosis, venous hemorrhagic infarctions, brain abs...

PONCET\'S DISEASE: A REPORT OF FOUR CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Four cases of polyarthritis concomitant with active tuberculosis is reported. In three patients pulmonary tuberculosis was confirmed by identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage specimens, and in another one tuberculous lymphadenitis was confirmed by excisional biopsy. In all patients arthritis resolved by tuberculosis treatment and did not recur ...

Sulphathiazole and Acute Mastoiditis