Acute mastoiditis is the most common severe complication associated with acute otitis media (AOM). A decrease in the incidence of acute mastoiditis was noted during the second half of the 20th ...

Mastoiditis results from an infection involving the air cells and presents as inflammation of the bone, the post explains.

Otitis media, or a middle ear infection ... but the broken blisters can cause bloody discharge from the ear. Acute mastoiditis occurs when the mastoid, the bone immediately behind the ear ...

Overall, 512 children with acute mastoiditis were admitted during the study period; of whom, 278 (54%) were boys and 236 (45%) girls. The mean age at admission was 38 months (range, 6 months to 14 ...