title: Chronic otitis media with multiple complications.
abstract: Chronic otitis media (COM) is defined as persistent infection or inflammation of the middle ear and mastoid air cells. The proximity of the middle ear cleft and mastoid air cells to the intratemporal and intracranial compartments places structures located in these areas at increased risk of infectious complications. The complications of COM are divided into intracranial and extracranial complications. The development and appropriate use of antibiotics have led to a decrease in these potentially devastating complications. However, they continue to occur, and clinical vigilance is required for early detection and treatment. We reported a case with multiple complications, both intracranial and extracranial secondary to COM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey. salimyucekbb@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Salim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yüce
authors.forename: Kerem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Onder
authors.forename: Mansur
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doğan
authors.forename: Suphi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Müderris
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents