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mastoiditisInflammation of the mastoid process, a bony projection just behind the ear, almost always due to otitis media. It may spread into small cavities in the bone, blocking their drainage. Very severe cases infect the whole middle ear cleft. It causes pain behind the ear and on the side of the head. Temperature and pulse rate may rise. Tissues over the bone may swell until an abscess develops, indicating destruction of the bone's outer layer. Complications of inward spread include abscess inside the skull, thrombosis, and inner-ear infection; meningitis is a serious danger. Now rare with treatment of otitis media, mastoiditis usually responds to early antibiotic treatment; if not, surgical drainage with removal of all diseased bone is necessary. mastoiditis inflammation of the mastoid process mastoiditis [‚ma‚stȯi′dīd·əs] (medicine) Inflammation of the mastoid cells. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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These conditions included the presence of a tympanostomy tube at any time during the previous 12 months, a nonintact tympanic membrane, a known or suspected ear infection, mastoiditis or any other suppurative noninfectious ear disorder, a structural anomaly of the external auditory canal, otorrhea, and bleeding. In countries with high levels of drug resistance and where multidrug resistance is frequent, such as southwestern Europe, the likelihood of treatment failure in meningitis or mastoiditis might be greater. Complications from ear infections include mastoiditis (infections in the skull behind the ear) and meningitis. |
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