Intracranial complications of chronic suppurative otitis media in children.
In spite of significant decrease after antibiotic advent, intracranial complications of otitis media still represent a challenging situation owing to its high mortality rate (36%). The most common presentations are meningitis, cerebral abscess, extradural abscess and lateral sinus thrombophlebitis. For early management, it is necessary to have a high index of suspicion. It is important to identify non-typical cases because they might be masqueraded by antibiotic use.


OBJECTIVE
We present six cases of intracranial complications due to otitis media in children and adolescents at Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre for the past two years.


METHODS
Series review.
Miura
Maurício S
MS
Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa, Porto Alegre.
Krumennauer
Rita C
RC
Lubianca Neto
José F
JF
D000293:Adolescent; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000150:complications; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000150:complications*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000209:etiology