2013
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-013-2454-8
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Abstract: The objective of our study was to review retrospectively the clinical, radiological and therapeutic findings in 62 adults with acute mastoiditis treated at the ENT Department of Ferrara from 1992 to 2010. 62 adult cases fulfilled the following inclusion criteria: otoscopical evidence of co-existent or recent otitis media; postauricular swelling, erythema or tenderness; protrusion of the auricle; fever and/or significant radiological findings of mastoiditis. Conservative treatment comprehended antibiotic ± vent… Show more

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“…However, prior antimicrobial treatment was more common in our study population (71%) in comparison with the earlier literature; [14,21] it was least common among patients with AMc (50%). In previous studies, adults with complications from OM have mostly been middle-aged men, whereas most patients in this study were middle-aged females [14,21] . Younger female patients were more prevalent in the AOM and AM groups, whereas older males predominated in the LM group and especially in the AMc group.…”
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confidence: 70%
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“…However, prior antimicrobial treatment was more common in our study population (71%) in comparison with the earlier literature; [14,21] it was least common among patients with AMc (50%). In previous studies, adults with complications from OM have mostly been middle-aged men, whereas most patients in this study were middle-aged females [14,21] . Younger female patients were more prevalent in the AOM and AM groups, whereas older males predominated in the LM group and especially in the AMc group.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 70%
“…Although the total number of complicated OM cases in adults seems to have risen lately at our institution, our rate of complications remains lower in comparison to that in Italy, for example [14,21] . Between 1990 and 2004, 50 adult patients were treated at the same institution owing to complications of OM [14] .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 52%
“…To the authors' knowledge, trepanation of the maxillary sinuses is unknown amongst the evidence of surgical treatment in bioarchaeological contexts, while few surgical procedures are reported on frontal antra (Table 1). Mastoiditis is a term used for the presence of inflammation of both the mucous membrane in the pneumatized mastoid cells and the underlying bone tissue Schultz, 2009a, 2009b;Palma et al, 2014). It can be defined as acute or chronic, and is a consequence of otitis media, typically caused by the invasion of bacteria through the Eustachian tube into the tympanic cavity Schultz, 2009a, 2009b;Palma et al, 2014).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mastoiditis is a term used for the presence of inflammation of both the mucous membrane in the pneumatized mastoid cells and the underlying bone tissue Schultz, 2009a, 2009b;Palma et al, 2014). It can be defined as acute or chronic, and is a consequence of otitis media, typically caused by the invasion of bacteria through the Eustachian tube into the tympanic cavity Schultz, 2009a, 2009b;Palma et al, 2014). 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.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In adults, the so-called latent AM prevails, which has a slow course and less pronounced symptoms [3,4].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%