Intracranial complications of chronic suppurative otitis media in children.

Asurvey on the incidence of chronic suppurative otitis media(C.S.O.M) in Kermanian school children aged 12 to 15 years

chronic suppurative otitis media(C.S.O.M) in a chronic infective and chronic inflammatory process of middle ear and mastoid that may be with or without cholesteatoma.Due to its significant problems and complications such as hearing loss,labyrinthitis,facial nerve paralysis,meningitis,brain abscess,extra and subdural  BSCESS AND LATERAL SINUS THROMBOSIS IS A FATAL AND IMPORTANT DISEASE.IN THIS S...

Intracranial complications of chronic suppurative otitis media in children Summary

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Background: Chronic suppurative otitis media is a common problem in our part of the world and few end up with intracranial complication. Brain abscess, meningitis and lateral sinus thrombosis are the most common intracranial complications. Emergency Multi-specialty Intervention can prevent mortality. Aim: The objective of the study is to determine various types of intracranial complications aff...

Intracranial complications of chronic suppurative otitis media.

Twenty-nine patients with chronic suppurative otitis media with intracranial complications are reviewed. The complications occurred predominantly in young patients with a mean age of 17 years. The most common complication was brain abscess (n = 20). The others were meningitis (n = 3), subdural abscess (n = 3), perisinus abscess (n = 2) and otitic intracranial hypertension (n = 1). The common pa...

Challenges in management of chronic suppurative otitis media in a developing country.

BACKGROUND In developing countries, the rate of complications from chronic suppurative otitis media is still high, due to factors associated with poverty. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of chronic suppurative otitis media and associated complications. PATIENTS AND METHODS We prospectively studied all patients presenting with chronic suppurative otitis media to the ear, nose and ...