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Beitrag zur Mastoiditis im Kindesalter

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Die häufigste Komplikation der Otitis media ist die Mastoiditis. Trotz der Antibiotika entwickelt eine nicht zu vernachlässigende Anzahl von Kindern eine subakute, chronische Form der Mastoiditis, die mit den gleichen intra- und extrakranialen Komplikationen einhergehen kann. Es wird über 59 Kinder mit Mastoiditis berichtet, die klinischen Symptome, Keimspektrum, Antibiotikasensibilität und die aufgetretenen Komplikationen werden dargelegt. Bei allen Kindern wurde eine Mastoidektomie durchgeführt. Die diagnostischen und therapeutischen Probleme der chronischen Mastoiditis werden unter Einbeziehung der Risikofaktoren diskutiert.

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Antibiotics have led to a substantial decrease in the number of infants developing acute mastoiditis from middle ear infection. However, subacute or chronic mastoiditis can still often be observed, causing a variety of intracranial and extracranial life threating complications.

The clinical course, the causative organism, risc factors and the role of surgical therapy were studied in 59 patients with mastoiditis. Masked forms of mastoiditis outnumbered the acute disease 2 to 1. 15% had developed complications, 5% life threatening intracranial complications (Abb. 3).

Mastoid surgery was employed in all cases. 7 (12%) children needed repeated surgery because of delayed healing or clinical deterioration. The previous surgery in those cases was found to be inappropriate. Nevertheless, children recovered without any additional morbidity from surgery.

Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies are discussed to cope with the difficult problem of chronic mastoiditis, taking into account bacteriologic findings, risk factors and important diagnostic information.

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Milewski, C., Eberlein, S. Beitrag zur Mastoiditis im Kindesalter. Monatsschr Kinderheilkd 145, 729–733 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001120050176

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