title: Aspergillus mastoiditis with intact tympanic membrane in immunocompetent host.
abstract: Aspergillus mastoiditis is a very rare condition usually observed in immunocompromised patients. Masked mastoiditis is defined as a subclinical infectious inflammatory process of the mucosal lining and bony structures of the mastoid air cells with intact tympanic membranes. To our knowledge, our report of a masked Aspergillus mastoiditis occurring in a 71-year-old diabetic woman is only the second case of masked mastoiditis in the literature. Aggressive medical and surgical management are necessary to avoid a fatal outcome from this invasive infection.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia. mani_radhouane@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Radhouane
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Belcadhi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Malek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Said
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Moncef
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bouzouita
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kamel
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D000368:Aged; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000382:microbiology