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 ...
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 ...
Mastoiditis results from an infection involving the air cells and presents as inflammation of the bone, the post explains.
The third study by Groth et al, [1] a multicenter retrospective study from Sweden enrolling 577 acute mastoiditis cases, examined hospital stay and complications, namely subperiosteal abscess and ...