INTRODUCTION Petrositis is a rare but severe complication of acute otitis media and mastoiditis. Despite efficient antibiotic therapy, there are still reports of both intratemporal and intracranial complications of otitis media with the potential risk of high morbidity and mortality. Petrositis has traditionally been treated with surgery, but recent advances in imaging, with improved antibiotic...

This is a report of three cases of complications of acute otitis media. The first case describes coalescent mastoiditis seen in a ten-month-old infant, the second case is petrositis, sigmoid sinus thrombosis and otitic hydrocephalus seen in a five-year-old child and the third case is an extradural abscess encountered in a three-year-old child. The assessment, diagnosis and treatment of each cas...

BACKGROUND Gradenigo's syndrome includes the triad of suppurative otitis media, ipsilateral sixth (abducens) cranial nerve palsy and facial pain in the distribution of the fifth (trigeminal) cranial nerve. Gradenigo's syndrome is rare, and the diagnosis is easily overlooked. This case is the first to report Gradenigo's syndrome presenting with meningitis on a background of chronic suppurative o...