May include a recent or a chronic history of treatment for otitis media
Sign and symptoms
May include fever, otalgia, otorrhea, and postauricular swelling
Children who are already on ant...
Parenteral antibiotics are chosen based on the ...
If patients respond quickly to parenteral therapy, they can complete a 3- to 4-week course with oral antibiotics and weekly follow-up visits.
Aud...
Bilavsky E, Yarden-Bilavsky H, Samra Z, et al. Clinical, laboratory, and microbiological differences between children with simple or complicated mastoiditis. Int J Pediatr Otorhinol...
383.9 Unspecified mastoiditis
383.00 Acute mastoiditis without complications
383.02 Acute mastoiditis with other complications
383.1 Chronic mastoiditis
383.01 Subperiosteal abscess of mastoid
Q: Do all children with mastoiditis need a CT scan of the head if mastoiditis is suspected?
A: No. In general, if the child with mastoiditis has mild swelling, no fluctuance of the mastoid, and res...
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