Surgical intervention for acute mastoiditis: 10 years experience in a tertiary children hospital.

Sagit Stern ShavitEyal RavehLirit LeviMeirav SokolovDavid Ulanovski

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2019)

In children with AM presenting with, high fever, leukocytosis, elevated CRP, and sub-periosteal abscess, early CT and surgical intervention were frequently required. The increase in Fusobacterium infection might be an explanation for the increase in complicated AM requiring surgery.

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