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Latent mastoiditis: no room for complacency

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. P. Martin-Hirsch ,
S. Habashi ,
R. Page  and
A. E. Hinton
D. P. Martin-Hirsch*
Affiliation:
University Department of Otolaryngology, Manchester.
S. Habashi
Affiliation:
University Department of Otolaryngology, Manchester.
R. Page
Affiliation:
University Department of Neurological Surgery, Manchester.
A. E. Hinton
Affiliation:
University Department of Otolaryngology, Manchester.
*
15 Adwalton Road, Moorlands, Drighlington. Bradford BD11 1DQ.
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Abstract

The administration of antibiotics in otitis media alters the natural course of the disease process. If the antibiotics used are inappropriate, or if dosage or duration of treatment is inadequate, an imminent intracranial complication may be masked.

A case of latent mastoiditis presenting with Pott's puffy tumour is described.

Keywords

Mastoiditis
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 9 , September 1991 , pp. 767 - 768
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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