A scoping review of the management of acute mastoiditis in children: What is the best approach?
Background. Acute mastoiditis (AM) is a severe infection of the mastoid air cells that occurs in cases of acute, sub-acute, or chronic middle ear infections. No definitive consensus regarding the management of AM has been identified.
Lorenzo Di Sarno +6 more
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Acute mastoiditis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) producing bacteria – an atypical cause [PDF]
Aim: The aim of this report is to present a rare case of acute mastoiditis caused by Klebsiella (K.) pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) producing bacteria. Methods: The following report describes a 78-year-old immunosuppressed female who was hospitalized ...
Aristos Aristodimou +4 more
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Effect of Whole‐Brain Radiotherapy Dose on the Occurrence of Otitis Media and Mastoiditis in Patients With Lung Cancer With Brain Metastasis [PDF]
This study aims to investigate the incidence of acute mastoiditis in patients with brain metastases undergoing whole‐brain radiotherapy (WBRT). A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients with brain metastases who received different doses of WBRT.
Xudong Zhang +8 more
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Incidence of and Risk Factors for Mastoiditis after Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. [PDF]
PURPOSE:To report the incidence of and risk factors for mastoiditis after intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Retrospective analysis of pretreatment and follow-up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Ji-Jin Yao +11 more
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Mastoid Osteoma with Mastoiditis [PDF]
-Abstract-Osteomas are benign osteoblastic tumors that occur mainly in the fronto-ethmoid areas ofthe head and neck region. When they occasionally occur in the temporal bone, the external auditory canal is the most common site of origin; they rarely occur in the mastoid region.
Yong-Dae Kim +2 more
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Bezold's abscess is a very rare complication of mastoiditis, where the infection erodes through mastoid cortex and causes deep neck abscess. Bezold's abscess with concomitant intracranial complications of mastoiditis is even rarer.We reported a 19-year ...
Benedicta Mutiara Suwita +2 more
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Acute mastoiditis in a child with a history of cochlear implantation : a case report
Background: Acute mastoiditis is one of the complications of acute otitis media in children. Patients with acute mastoiditis commonly have manifestations of acute otitis media and inflammation of the mastoid bone.
Hasan Pourmoshtagh, Ali Eftekharian
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Glomus jugulare paragangliomas (PGLs) are rare, slow-growing, hypervascular lesions that represent a type of extra-adrenal PGL, originating within the wall of jugular bulb. We report the first case of a 59-year-old woman with hereditary PGL syndrome, who
Georgios Alexopoulos +4 more
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Acute 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.
Slobodan Spremo, Biljana Udovčić
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The hidden star: mastoiditis as a late sequela of retained foreign body in the nose
Background Acute mastoiditis is an intratemporal complication due to acute otitis media (AOM). Common risk factors include young age (often
Nur Faqihah Jaafar +2 more
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