Severe acute otitis media and mastoiditis caused by group A beta‐hemolytic streptococcus
To describe the characteristics, diagnostics, treatment, and outcome of severe acute otitis media (AOM) and acute mastoiditis (AM) caused by group A beta‐hemolytic streptococcus (GAS).
Juha T Laakso +6 more
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Otogenic meningoencephalitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae [PDF]
Meningitis/ meningoencephalitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae are with severe course and high mortality rate. Acase of severe meningoencephalitis by S. pneumoniae secondary to chronic bilateral otitis and mastoiditis is presentedhere.
Tsetsa Georgieva Doichinova +3 more
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Silent Otitis Media Presenting as Subperiosteal Abscess- A Case Report [PDF]
Otitis media is an inflammation of mucoperiosteal layer of the middle ear cleft which occurs mostly due to eustachian tube dysfunction superadded with an infective aetiology.
S Rajasekaran +4 more
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Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis in Children: Clinical Presentation and Extension, Localization and Recanalization of Thrombosis [PDF]
Many important questions regarding pathophysiology and treatment of cerebral sinovenous thrombosis need clarification and may depend on further knowledge on the etiology, site, extension and recanalization of the thrombosis. We studied these variables in
Campos, MM +6 more
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Pediatric Masked Mastoiditis Associated with Multiple Intracranial Complications
Masked mastoiditis is a distinct form of mastoiditis with little or no symptomatology, characterized by its potential to generate severe otogenic complications. Therefore, suspected masked mastoiditis should be diagnosed and treated without delay.
Charalampos Voudouris +4 more
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Acute mastoiditis in an Italian pediatric tertiary medical center: a 15 – year retrospective study
Background Acute mastoiditis is the main suppurative complication of acute otitis media. Its incidence ranges from 1.2 to 4.2/100.000 children/year and a rise has been reported in the last years.
Claudia Balsamo +5 more
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Calcium sulfate matrix as local antibiotic carrier in the mastoid
We describe the use of calcium sulfate beads as antibiotic carrier in a patient, who suffered from chronic mastoiditis with consecutive otogenic meningitis due to Burkholderia cenocepacia. Our findings suggest a possible role of calcium sulfate matrix as
Adrian Dalbert +7 more
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Acute Mastoiditis in a Newborn with Aural Atresia
Acute mastoiditis in the newborn is a very rare disease. Herein we report a case of a 28-day-old child with right aural atresia and ipsilateral mastoiditis requiring mastoidectomy.
K. Parpounas +5 more
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Meningitis and endocarditis as a sequela of streptococcus pneumonia mastoiditis: A case report
Key Clinical Message Austrian Syndrome classically consists of meningitis, endocarditis, and pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumonia bacteremia. A literature review, however, does not show variants of this triad.
Mitchell Peebles +2 more
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The impact of the Italian guidelines on antibiotic prescription practices for acute otitis media in a paediatric emergency setting [PDF]
Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common childhood infectious diseases. The recent Italian Pediatric Guidelines for the treatment of AOM constitutes a step forward in the management of children with uncomplicated AOM.
Bertolani, Paolo +7 more
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