Introduction Mastoiditis due to atypical mycobacteria is rare in clinical practice. It precisely for this reason that it presents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Here we show case was treated our department.

OBJECTIVE Acute mastoiditis is an uncommon but challenging condition when it occurs in children with cochlear implant. The literature is scarce as to the management of this condition with regards to explantation. The objective of the study is to determine the need for explantation in patients with cochlear implants who suffer from acute mastoiditis. DATA SOURCES Online medical databases-PubMe...

Actinomyces is a rare pathogen that can be the cause of infections in the digestive and urinary tracts, skin, genitalia, and lungs, which generally have an indolent clinical course. However, in some cases these can be locally destructive and become generalized infections. Actinomyces has been previously implicated in infections of the middle ear, nasopharynx, and sinuses, occasionally causing c...

Stapes fractures are usually seen in association with tympanic membrane rupture as a result of direct injury or with major skull trauma. However, barotrauma such as blowing the nose is a rare cause of stapes fractures. Furthermore, fracture of the posterior crus is extremely rare. To our knowledge, the combination of a perilymph fistula and acute mastoiditis has not been previously reported.. W...

Objective: Cerebral sinovenous thrombosis (CSVT) is increasingly recognized in children with advanced use of neuroimaging techniques. In this study, we aimed to present clinical and radiologic features CSVT children. Material Methods: Children aged 1 month 18 years old diagnosed were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic data patients including age at diagnosis, sex, presenting symptoms signs, ...

INTRODUCTION Epidural abscess is the commonest intracranial complication of acute mastoiditis. In some cases this entity may pose a diagnostic problem. MATERIALS AND METHODS We report a case of acute mastoiditis followed by an epidural abscess in the middle cranial fossa and a bone fistula to subtemporal fossa. Localization of the abscess was revealed by means of computed tomography and magne...

Cerebral venous thrombosis as a manifestation of paraneoplastic angitis and otitis media, revealing non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma (NHBL), is extremely rare. A 57-year-old woman presented with headache, auditory disturbance and recalcitrant otitis media. Magnetic resonance imaging showed brain edema in the temporal lobe and transverse sinus thrombosis. External drainage under antibiotic treatment ...