title: [Acute mastoiditis due to anaerobic bacteria. Review of the literature apropos of a case].
abstract: The authors report a case of acute mastoiditis in a four year-old boy due to fusobacterium necrophorum. The importance of the complications (septiciemia, lateral sinus thrombosis, meningitis, osteitis) and the fusobacterium necrophorum are the two majors interests of this observation. A review of the literature is performed.
authors.affiliation: Service ORL et chirurgie cervico-faciale, CHU Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ducroz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Pajolec
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Harboun
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bobin
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000601:surgery; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D008795:Metronidazole
vernacular_title: Mastoïdites aiguës à germes anaérobies. Revue de la littérature à propos d'un cas.