Chapter 9 : Acute suppurative otitis media and acute mastoiditis
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Suppurative complications of acute otitis media: changes in frequency over time.
OBJECTIVE To review the experience at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the management of suppurative complications of acute otitis media from 2000 to 2007, with an emphasis on changes in frequency over time. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Academic, tertiary care children's hospital. PATIENTS The study population comprised 87 children (age <18 years) with acute mastoi...
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Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is still the most common ear disease in developing countries. Mucosal-type CSOM is more common than squamous-type CSOM. Antibiotics in the treatment of otitis media have significantly decreased the incidence of complications; however, the rate of complication of squamous-type CSOM is still significant in southeast Asia.1 A common complication is acute mas...
متن کاملMastoiditis, Bezold Abscess, Dural Sinus Thrombosis, and Bilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy in a Child with Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media: A Rare Case Report
Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a common childhood infectious disease in developing countries. It may be associated with various life threatening intra-cranial or extra-cranial complications. We report a 10 year-male child with a rare combination of right sided unsafe CSOM, mastoiditis, Bezold abscess, sigmoid and transverse sinus thrombosis, and bilateral abducens nerve palsy and ...
متن کاملAcute mastoiditis in children: susceptibility factors and management.
The objective was to review our experience with clinical course, diagnostic and therapeutic profile of children treated for acute mastoiditis, and to investigate for possible susceptibility factors. Study was designed as retrospective review of pediatric patients presenting with acute mastoiditis secondary to acute otitis media over the last 6 years, from 2000 to 2006. The study involved childr...
متن کاملThe relationship between acute mastoiditis and antibiotic use for acute otitis media in children.
OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between prior antibiotic use and the development of acute mastoiditis (AM) in children. DESIGN Retrospective review. SETTING Tertiary pediatric center. PATIENTS We identified 129 patients with AM who were admitted to our center between 1996 and 2005. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Proportion of children who developed AM. RESULTS A total of only 67 patient...
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