title: [Clinical analysis of otogenic extracranial and intracranial complications].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the clinical feature and treatment of extracranial and intracranial complications caused by otitis media.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three hundred and twenty patients of acute and chronic otitis media were admitted to our department between 2005 and 2014. Among them, 34 patients were diagnosed with extracranial and intracranial complications. The clinical features and treatment outcome were retrospectively studied. Of the 34 patients associated with complications, 25 had a single complication,8 had two complications and 1 had three complications. Complications included labyrinthitis in 14 cases, facial paralysis in 11, postauricular subperiosteal abscess in 6, Bezold abscess in 1, thrombophlebitis of sigmoid sinus in 2, otitis meningitis in land otogenic brain abscess in 8.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-three patients were cured or improved and 1 patient died.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Due to the widespread use of antibiotics, the clinical manifestations of extracranial and intracranial complications of otitis media become more hidden and atypical. The surgery is the primary treatment method.
authors.forename: Chunmei
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Chuanyu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000150:complications; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome