Acute mastoiditis | pathology | etiology | clinical features |treatment | complication

Mastoiditis is the result of an infection that extends to the air cells of the skull behind the ear. Specifically, it is an inflammation of the mucosal lining of the mastoid antrum and mastoid air cell system inside the mastoid process. The mastoid process is the portion of the temporal bone of the skull that is behind the ear. The mastoid process contains open, air-containing spaces. Mastoiditis is usually caused by untreated acute otitis media (middle ear infection) and used to be a leading cause of child mortality. With the development of antibiotics, however, mastoiditis has become quite rare in developed countries where surgical treatment is now much less frequent and more conservative, unlike former times. Additionally, there is no evidence that the drop in antibiotic prescribing for otitis media has increased the incidence of mastoiditis, raising the possibility that the drop in reported cases is due to a confounding factor such as childhood immunizations against Haemophilus and Streptococcus. Untreated, the infection can spread to surrounding structures, including the brain, causing serious complications.
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[@julesceasar7175]

I don't know yet if this mitoditis but,, it is located to mitoditis or behing the ear where my ear where it get bigger...

[@zebbrahvi6509]

you forgot to mention the sign "Sagging of Posterosuperior meatal wall"

[@julesceasar7175]

What treatment for swelling in the mastoditis...

[@medicos3]

Consult with your doctor

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