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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
* Mastoiditis may be classified into acute and sub acute and chronic forms, depending on the timing of presentation and duration. | |||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
* Acute: infection less than one month. Mostly due to acute otitis media in children | |||
* Sub acute: indolent infection more than one month, due to inadequate antibiotic therapy and persistent bacteria in middle ear. The clinician is urged to maintain a high suspicion of masked Mastoiditis in the high-risk patient, including newborn, diabetic, elderly, immunosuppressed or debilitated patients<ref name="pmid6877011">{{cite journal |vauthors=Holt GR, Gates GA |title=Masked mastoiditis |journal=Laryngoscope |volume=93 |issue=8 |pages=1034–7 |year=1983 |pmid=6877011 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
* Chronic: mastoid cavities infection for months to years | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
- Mastoiditis may be classified into acute and sub acute and chronic forms, depending on the timing of presentation and duration.
Classification
- Acute: infection less than one month. Mostly due to acute otitis media in children
- Sub acute: indolent infection more than one month, due to inadequate antibiotic therapy and persistent bacteria in middle ear. The clinician is urged to maintain a high suspicion of masked Mastoiditis in the high-risk patient, including newborn, diabetic, elderly, immunosuppressed or debilitated patients[1]
- Chronic: mastoid cavities infection for months to years