A rare life‐threatening complication of acute mastoiditis: Case report and literature review
| Autor: | Hope Ring, Jerry Oommen, Hisham Valiuddin, Paul Shotkin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Mastoiditis Medicine (General) mastoiditis business.industry retropharyngeal abscess Retropharyngeal abscess Case Report Signs and symptoms Case Reports General Medicine Skull base osteomyelitis medicine.disease Acute mastoiditis R5-920 medicine Medicine Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis skull base osteomyelitis Intensive care medicine business Complication cerebral venous sinus thrombosis |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Case Reports, Vol 9, Iss 7, Pp n/a-n/a (2021) Clinical Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2050-0904 |
| Popis: | Severe complications may not always present with “classic” signs and symptoms. In the setting of recent mastoiditis, complications including cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, skull base osteomyelitis, and retropharyngeal abscess should be considered, particularly with persistent or worsening symptoms. A broad differential can lead to prompt diagnosis and treatment, thereby reducing the likelihood of morbidity and mortality. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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