title: Nontuberculous mycobacterial otomastoiditis in children: four cases and a literature review.
abstract: Otomastoiditis due to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is rare but increasingly being recognised. We present four cases and discuss the clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment, with a review of previous case reports in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Starship Childrens Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Flint
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahadevan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gunn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D016926:Mycobacterium chelonae; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D014433:Tympanoplasty
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular