Acute Otomastoiditis and its complications: Role of CT

Conference · Wed May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · Radiology; (United States)

OSTI ID:5611073

Mafee, M F; Singleton, E L; Valvassori, G E; Espinosa, G A; Kumar, A; Aimi, K

Acute bacterial (suppurative) otomastoiditis responds to antibiotic treatment; radiologic study is required only when there is clinical suggestion of coalescent mastoiditis, intracranial complications, or an underlying chronic disease. Computed tomography (CT) is the method of choice for evaluating otogenic intra- or extracranial complications. CT scans can show stages of disease progression when infection has spread by way of soft tissue, blood, and bone pathways into the dural venous sinuses, meninges, labyrinth, facial nerves, epidural and other intracranial spaces. When there is clinical suggestion of acute coalescent mastoiditis, a CT scan of the temporal bone can confirm the presence of rarefying osteitis, coalescence of the air cells, and subperiosteal abscess.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Illinois Hospital Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago
• OSTI ID: 5611073
• Report Number(s): CONF-851152-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Journal Volume: 155:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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