Acute mastoiditis: a 10 year retrospective study

Tarantino, V.; D’Agostino, R.; Taborelli, G; Melagrana, A.; Porcu, Arianna; Stura, M

doi:10.1016/s0165-5876(02)00237-9

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“…The most common presenting symptoms and signs in our patients were fever above 38 8C, lethargy and loss of appetite, retroauricular swelling, and otorrhea, in agreement with earlier studies of AM [2,6,11]. There was no difference in the prevalence and severity of symptoms and signs at presentation in this group compared to children with AM and no associated complications who were treated in our medical center and described in an earlier study [6].…”

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confidence: 91%

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Acute mastoiditis and osteomyelitis of the temporal bone

Dudkiewicz

Livni

Kornreich

et al. 2005

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

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confidence: 91%

“…Their mean age was 16 months, which is consistent with the increased incidence of AM in children younger than 2 years [3,10,11]. Two had a history of recurrent otitis media (33%).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 71%

Acute mastoiditis and osteomyelitis of the temporal bone

Dudkiewicz

Livni

Kornreich

et al. 2005

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

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“…Flohr and Schultz (2009a) identified bone alterations associated with mastoiditis in 83.4% of human skeletal remains from two early medieval German cemeteries, but with the introduction of antibiotic therapy, mastoiditis became a rare consequence of otitis media in the industrialized world, although it is still common in developing countries (e.g. Tarantino et al, 2002;Vassbotn et al, 2002). …”

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confidence: 99%

Differentiating between rhinosinusitis and mastoiditis surgery from postmortem medical training: A study of two identified skulls and hospital records from early 20th century Coimbra, Portugal

Magalhães

Lopes

Santos

2017

International Journal of Paleopathology

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Differentiating between medical procedures performed antemortem, perimortem or postmortem in skeletal remains can be a major challenge. This work aims to present evidence of procedures to treat rhinosinusitis (RS) and mastoiditis, suggest criteria for the diagnosis of frontal sinus disease, and frame the individuals described in their medical historical context. In the International Exchange collection, the skull (878) of a 24-year-old male, who died in 1933 due to frontal sinusitis and meningitis, presents evidence of a trepanation above the right frontonasal suture, and micro/macroporosity on the superciliary arches. The available Coimbra University Hospitals archives reported that 46 females and 59 males (aged 15 months-84 y.o., x− = 35.33) underwent surgery to treat RS, primarily by trepanation (94.3%). In a search for similar evidence in the collection, the skull of a 42-year-old female (85), who died in 1927 due to sarcoma in the abdomen, shows four quadrangular holes located above the right supraorbital notch, right and left maxilla, and left mastoid process. The number/location of the holes and cut marks point to postmortem medical training (possible dissection). This paper discusses the value of information from historical contexts to differentiate between surgery and medical training in the paleopathological record.

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“…Subsequently, pus spreads to the periosteum through the mastoid emissary veins, resulting in periosteitis, followed by subperiosteal abscess formation. Demineralization of bony septae follows, eventually resulting in the creation of larger pus filled spaces (coalescence) [10,11]. However, in infants, the mastoid air cell system is not fully developed and essentially there is only one large cell, the antrum.…”

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confidence: 99%