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A rare life‐threatening complication of acute mastoiditis: Case report and literature review
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 symptom...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8271251/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34267907 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4421 |
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author | Oommen, Jerry Z. Valiuddin, Hisham Ring, Hope Shotkin, Paul |
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description | 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. |
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spelling | pubmed-82712512021-07-14 A rare life‐threatening complication of acute mastoiditis: Case report and literature review Oommen, Jerry Z. Valiuddin, Hisham Ring, Hope Shotkin, Paul Clin Case Rep Case Reports 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. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021-07-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8271251/ /pubmed/34267907 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4421 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
spellingShingle | Case Reports Oommen, Jerry Z. Valiuddin, Hisham Ring, Hope Shotkin, Paul A rare life‐threatening complication of acute mastoiditis: Case report and literature review |
title | A rare life‐threatening complication of acute mastoiditis: Case report and literature review |
title_full | A rare life‐threatening complication of acute mastoiditis: Case report and literature review |
title_fullStr | A rare life‐threatening complication of acute mastoiditis: Case report and literature review |
title_full_unstemmed | A rare life‐threatening complication of acute mastoiditis: Case report and literature review |
title_short | A rare life‐threatening complication of acute mastoiditis: Case report and literature review |
title_sort | rare life‐threatening complication of acute mastoiditis: case report and literature review |
topic | Case Reports |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8271251/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34267907 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4421 |
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