Acute Mastoiditis in Children as Persisting Problem
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MATERIALS and METHODS: Medical records of 52 children with diagnosis of acute mastoiditis were reviewed retrospectively. Data on clinical presentation, laboratory tests, microbiological and radiological features, prehospital treatment and delay in making the diagnosis, hospital treatment and outcome were analyzed. A relationship between white blood cell count or level of C-reactive protein and therapeutic protocols was investigated.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014