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Unusual presentation of acute otomastoiditis with petrositis
Author(s) -
Lammers Thalia HM,
Krieser David M
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/jpc.12170
Subject(s) - medicine , mastoiditis , temporal bone , presentation (obstetrics) , complication , middle ear , acute otitis media , surgery , otitis , ear infection , radiology , audiology
Abstract The anatomical relationships of the middle ear, the mastoid air cells, the temporal bone and intracranial structures can lead to invasive infections. Acute mastoiditis is the most common intratemporal complication of acute otitis media. Timely management includes antimicrobial therapy, imaging including ultrasound and/or computed tomography, surgical consultation and intervention. There are insufficient data to provide an evidence‐based diagnostic tool for acute mastoiditis. Clinical, laboratory and microbiological differences between children with simple and complicated mastoiditis will be explored after case presentation of a 5‐year‐old boy with fever and a tender, soft‐tissue swelling over the left zygomatic arch.