title: Bilateral acute mastoiditis complicated by lateral sinus thrombosis.
abstract: A case of bilateral mastoiditis with subperiosteal abscesses complicating acute otitis media in a two and a half year old girl is presented. Contrast enhanced computerized tomography confirmed the diagnosis of right lateral sinus thrombosis. The aetiology, diagnosis and management of these conditions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Oyarzabal
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Tolley
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000150:complications*; D010522:Periostitis / Q000209:etiology; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed