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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]

Clinical and Translational Science
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, Ying Huang, Hongfei Li, Yuntong Pei, Fanyang Kong, Qian Zhang, Yadong Song, Yunji Wang, Guowen Li   +8 more
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Mastoiditis [PDF]

Pediatrics in Review
Mastoiditis is an infection of the mastoid bone, the bony prominence behind the ear, and usually develops after untreated or inadequately treated otitis media. Symptoms of mastoiditis include ear pain, swelling and tenderness behind the ear, fever, headache, hearing loss and sometimes pus discharge from the ear.
Lucy, Carter, Wynne, Callon
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Beyond Otitis Media: When Mastoiditis Leads to Life-Threatening Complications in Children. [PDF]

Case Rep Pediatr
Introduction Acute mastoiditis, a complication of acute otitis media (AOM), remains a concern in children despite vaccines and antibiotics. Serious complications like cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) can be life‐threatening. Case Presentation A 4‐year‐old girl with fever, vomiting, and ear pain worsened despite amoxicillin treatment, developing ...
Dejhalla E, Ledić EA, Žauhar P.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Surgical Outcomes of Acute Mastoiditis in Pediatric Patients: A Pediatric Health Information System Study. [PDF]

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Abstract Objective To evaluate outcomes of surgically treated acute mastoiditis (AM) in pediatric patients using the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS). Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Pediatric tertiary care centers participating in the PHIS. Methods Children aged 0 to 18 years with AM treated from January 1, 2016, to December
Srivatsa S, Rachwal B, Akbar T, Pennza N, Asti L, Minneci PC, Malhotra P, Pattisapu P.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

From the Ear to the Brain: Otitis Externa Complicated by Coalescent Mastoiditis Leading to Temporal Lobe Abscess and Wernicke's Aphasia. [PDF]

Cureus
Sekar S, Murali M, Krishnan Seethapathy D, Nair A, Lopez-Gonzalez D.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

MASTOIDITIS [PDF]

BMJ, 1919
A. Dighton
openaire   +4 more sources

Unmasking Rarity: An Atypical Presentation of Lemierre's Syndrome. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Lemierre's syndrome (LS), otherwise known as postanginal sepsis, is a frequently overlooked condition characterized by septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein (IJV), usually caused by oropharyngeal infection. However, ear space (otogenic) infections are one of the atypical causes of LS and have been rarely reported.
Abdela HA, Woyimo TG, Muktar KN, Geremew NB, Abdulmalik GT, Weyeyso FT, Lamessa A.   +6 more
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The Significance of Subperiosteal Abscess Volume in Acute Mastoiditis. [PDF]

Laryngoscope
Both needle aspiration and I&D are safe methods to reduce the infective and inflammatory load of subperiosteal abscess due to acute mastoiditis and provide pus for culture. Higher volumes (~3 cm3 and more) should be managed initially with cortical mastoidectomy since the risk of no improvement following needle aspiration or I&D is higher.
Abu-Eta R, Salameh R, Oron Y, Handzel O, Muhanna N, Ungar OJ.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

P-456. Acute Mastoiditis in Children in the era of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis
Nahed M Abdel-Haq, Ronald Thomas, Basim I. Asmar   +2 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A Case of Acute Coalescent Mastoiditis With Early Diagnosis of Lupus Anticoagulant-Hypoprothrombinemia Syndrome Prompting Immediate Surgical Drainage. [PDF]

Cureus
Saito Y, Hasegawa M, Araki K.
europepmc   +3 more sources