Mastoiditis

05/01/2006 - "AOM and mastoiditis represent common complications of CI that can be successfully treated with the prompt use of antibiotics. "
12/15/1968 - "[A complicated case of Bezold's type mastoiditis treated successfully with antibiotics]."
02/01/2016 - "This study evaluates relationship between delayed antibiotic treatment for antecedent AOM and severity of subsequent acute mastoiditis admission. "
05/07/2015 - "Our study did not find any association between the number of cases of acute mastoiditis and the percentage of patients treated with antibiotics; the annual incidence of mastoiditis before and after the new guidelines were published was, in fact, stable. "
05/07/2015 - "The aim of this study was to evaluate antibiotic prescription patterns for AOM in a Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) after those guidelines were introduced and to assess the relationship between implementation of the "watchful waiting" strategy and the incidence of acute mastoiditis in the PED. "

01/30/1949 - "A case of exteriorized mastoiditis cured by penicillin."
01/01/2004 - "There were few serious complications seen in these trials: only one case of mastoiditis occurred in a penicillin treated group. "
10/01/2001 - "To determine the impact of the emergence of penicillin-resistant strains of pneumococci on the frequency of acute mastoiditis in children, and to assess the importance of laboratory and imaging studies in the treatment of acute mastoiditis. "
01/01/2000 - "There were few serious complications seen in these trials: only one case of mastoiditis occurred in a penicillin treated group. "
01/01/2000 - "However, audiometry was done in only two studies and incompletely reported, and there were few serious complications seen in these trials: only one case of mastoiditis occurred (in a penicillin treated group). "

05/17/1951 - "[Tuberculous mastoiditis; two streptomycin treated cases]."
02/01/1951 - "Tuberculous mastoiditis treated with streptomycin."
03/01/1949 - "Streptomycin in acute hematogenous mastoiditis due to Bacillus preteus."
10/30/1948 - "Tuberculous mastoiditis treated with streptomycin; report of a case."
01/01/1949 - "A Case Of Tuberculous Mastoiditis Treated and Cured by Curettage and Streptomycin."

11/12/1949 - "Acute mastoiditis in children treated with penicillin and sulphadiazine."
02/01/1948 - "A case of labyrinthitis in early mastoiditis, cured by mastoidectomy and combined penicillin-sulfadiazine therapy."
04/01/1946 - "Beta-hemolytic streptococcic septicemia, acute bacterial endocarditis, acute mastoiditis and embolic brain abscess successfully treated with sulfadiazine and penicillin; report of case."

05/01/2019 - "HPM was mostly associated with patients with GPA with otitis media and/or mastoiditis having either type of ANCA serology. "
02/01/2014 - "Myeloperoxidase-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis was characterized by: (i) an elderly female predominance; (ii) 82% of patients diagnosed with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (previously known as Wegener's granulomatosis) according to Watts' algorithm; (iii) a high frequency of patients with lesions limited to the dura mater and upper airways, developing headaches, chronic sinusitis, otitis media or mastoiditis; (iv) a low frequency of patients with the 'classical or generalized form' of granulomatosis with polyangiitis involving the entire upper and lower airways and kidney, or progressing to generalized disease, in contrast to proteinase 3-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis; (v) less severe neurological damage according to the modified Rankin Scale and low disease activity according to the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score compared with proteinase 3-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis; (vi) increased levels of CXCL10, CXCL8 and interleukin 6 in cerebrospinal fluids, and increased numbers of T cells, neutrophils, eosinophils, plasma cells and monocytes/macrophages in autopsied or biopsied dura mater with pachymeningitis, suggesting TH1-predominant granulomatous lesions in hypertrophic pachymeningitis, as previously reported in pulmonary or renal lesions of granulomatosis with polyangiitis; and (vii) greater efficacy of combination therapy with prednisolone and cyclophosphamide compared with monotherapy with prednisolone. "

01/01/2019 - "These improvements were seen after prednisolone administration for mastoiditis and following prednisolone administration for kidney transplantation. "
02/01/2014 - "Myeloperoxidase-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis was characterized by: (i) an elderly female predominance; (ii) 82% of patients diagnosed with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (previously known as Wegener's granulomatosis) according to Watts' algorithm; (iii) a high frequency of patients with lesions limited to the dura mater and upper airways, developing headaches, chronic sinusitis, otitis media or mastoiditis; (iv) a low frequency of patients with the 'classical or generalized form' of granulomatosis with polyangiitis involving the entire upper and lower airways and kidney, or progressing to generalized disease, in contrast to proteinase 3-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis; (v) less severe neurological damage according to the modified Rankin Scale and low disease activity according to the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score compared with proteinase 3-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis; (vi) increased levels of CXCL10, CXCL8 and interleukin 6 in cerebrospinal fluids, and increased numbers of T cells, neutrophils, eosinophils, plasma cells and monocytes/macrophages in autopsied or biopsied dura mater with pachymeningitis, suggesting TH1-predominant granulomatous lesions in hypertrophic pachymeningitis, as previously reported in pulmonary or renal lesions of granulomatosis with polyangiitis; and (vii) greater efficacy of combination therapy with prednisolone and cyclophosphamide compared with monotherapy with prednisolone. "

02/01/2014 - "Myeloperoxidase-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis was characterized by: (i) an elderly female predominance; (ii) 82% of patients diagnosed with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (previously known as Wegener's granulomatosis) according to Watts' algorithm; (iii) a high frequency of patients with lesions limited to the dura mater and upper airways, developing headaches, chronic sinusitis, otitis media or mastoiditis; (iv) a low frequency of patients with the 'classical or generalized form' of granulomatosis with polyangiitis involving the entire upper and lower airways and kidney, or progressing to generalized disease, in contrast to proteinase 3-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis; (v) less severe neurological damage according to the modified Rankin Scale and low disease activity according to the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score compared with proteinase 3-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis; (vi) increased levels of CXCL10, CXCL8 and interleukin 6 in cerebrospinal fluids, and increased numbers of T cells, neutrophils, eosinophils, plasma cells and monocytes/macrophages in autopsied or biopsied dura mater with pachymeningitis, suggesting TH1-predominant granulomatous lesions in hypertrophic pachymeningitis, as previously reported in pulmonary or renal lesions of granulomatosis with polyangiitis; and (vii) greater efficacy of combination therapy with prednisolone and cyclophosphamide compared with monotherapy with prednisolone. "

02/01/2014 - "Myeloperoxidase-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis was characterized by: (i) an elderly female predominance; (ii) 82% of patients diagnosed with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (previously known as Wegener's granulomatosis) according to Watts' algorithm; (iii) a high frequency of patients with lesions limited to the dura mater and upper airways, developing headaches, chronic sinusitis, otitis media or mastoiditis; (iv) a low frequency of patients with the 'classical or generalized form' of granulomatosis with polyangiitis involving the entire upper and lower airways and kidney, or progressing to generalized disease, in contrast to proteinase 3-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis; (v) less severe neurological damage according to the modified Rankin Scale and low disease activity according to the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score compared with proteinase 3-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis; (vi) increased levels of CXCL10, CXCL8 and interleukin 6 in cerebrospinal fluids, and increased numbers of T cells, neutrophils, eosinophils, plasma cells and monocytes/macrophages in autopsied or biopsied dura mater with pachymeningitis, suggesting TH1-predominant granulomatous lesions in hypertrophic pachymeningitis, as previously reported in pulmonary or renal lesions of granulomatosis with polyangiitis; and (vii) greater efficacy of combination therapy with prednisolone and cyclophosphamide compared with monotherapy with prednisolone. "

02/01/2014 - "Myeloperoxidase-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis was characterized by: (i) an elderly female predominance; (ii) 82% of patients diagnosed with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (previously known as Wegener's granulomatosis) according to Watts' algorithm; (iii) a high frequency of patients with lesions limited to the dura mater and upper airways, developing headaches, chronic sinusitis, otitis media or mastoiditis; (iv) a low frequency of patients with the 'classical or generalized form' of granulomatosis with polyangiitis involving the entire upper and lower airways and kidney, or progressing to generalized disease, in contrast to proteinase 3-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis; (v) less severe neurological damage according to the modified Rankin Scale and low disease activity according to the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score compared with proteinase 3-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis; (vi) increased levels of CXCL10, CXCL8 and interleukin 6 in cerebrospinal fluids, and increased numbers of T cells, neutrophils, eosinophils, plasma cells and monocytes/macrophages in autopsied or biopsied dura mater with pachymeningitis, suggesting TH1-predominant granulomatous lesions in hypertrophic pachymeningitis, as previously reported in pulmonary or renal lesions of granulomatosis with polyangiitis; and (vii) greater efficacy of combination therapy with prednisolone and cyclophosphamide compared with monotherapy with prednisolone. "

02/01/2014 - "Myeloperoxidase-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis was characterized by: (i) an elderly female predominance; (ii) 82% of patients diagnosed with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (previously known as Wegener's granulomatosis) according to Watts' algorithm; (iii) a high frequency of patients with lesions limited to the dura mater and upper airways, developing headaches, chronic sinusitis, otitis media or mastoiditis; (iv) a low frequency of patients with the 'classical or generalized form' of granulomatosis with polyangiitis involving the entire upper and lower airways and kidney, or progressing to generalized disease, in contrast to proteinase 3-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis; (v) less severe neurological damage according to the modified Rankin Scale and low disease activity according to the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score compared with proteinase 3-ANCA-positive hypertrophic pachymeningitis; (vi) increased levels of CXCL10, CXCL8 and interleukin 6 in cerebrospinal fluids, and increased numbers of T cells, neutrophils, eosinophils, plasma cells and monocytes/macrophages in autopsied or biopsied dura mater with pachymeningitis, suggesting TH1-predominant granulomatous lesions in hypertrophic pachymeningitis, as previously reported in pulmonary or renal lesions of granulomatosis with polyangiitis; and (vii) greater efficacy of combination therapy with prednisolone and cyclophosphamide compared with monotherapy with prednisolone. "

01/01/2019 - "Our report highlights the need for further evaluation of patients presenting with complicated mastoiditis and the need for prolonged antimicrobial therapy."
11/01/2017 - "Outpatient medical therapy of uncomplicated pediatric mastoiditis is safe, successful, and efficient. "
12/29/2015 - "According to the literature, we believe that the temporal bone computed tomography scan is the fundamental examination to properly define an anusual case of mastoiditis, plan adequate therapy (medical o surgical), and rule out other possible complications. "
11/01/2007 - "To compare the etiology of mastoiditis in the pre-PCV (January 1995-December 2000) and post-PCV (January 2001- April 2005) eras to guide empiric antimicrobial therapy in the pediatric emergency department. "
07/01/2006 - "Use of PICC therapy after surgical intervention for mastoiditis should be limited. "

10/01/2007 - "Registry based study with complete data on hospitalization for acute mastoiditis and cortical mastoidectomy in Norway during 1999-2005. "
01/01/2004 - "The objective of this study was to identify clinical features of acute mastoiditis in children that are indicative of the need for mastoidectomy. "
11/08/2023 - "Mastoidectomy should be performed only in patients with acute mastoiditis and without symptom improvement after a conservative approach. "
09/01/2023 - "By cross-referencing database data from the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) querying for all inpatient stays (patients younger than eighteen) with a diagnostic code of mastoiditis between January 1st, 2010 and August 31, 2019, and the electronic health record (Cerner) for Riley Hospital for Children, 46 patients with mastoidectomy were included. "
09/01/2023 - "To investigate the microbial patterns and clinical outcomes of pediatric patients undergoing mastoidectomy for acute coalescent mastoiditis and to identify factors associated with poor outcomes and/or prolonged treatment. "

04/01/2011 - "The proportion of cured children after conservative management of SA in acute mastoiditis. "
01/01/2019 - "This made it possible to check the effectiveness of conservative treatment and timely perform surgical treatment, including sanitizing intervention on the middle ear with the erased clinical picture of acute mastoiditis, and to avoid complications. "
04/01/2011 - "Conservative management of acute mastoiditis in children."
01/04/2010 - "Conservative management is an effective method in the treatment of non-complicated acute mastoiditis, but myringotomy should be considered if there is no response within 48 hours. "
05/01/2008 - "Conservative management of acute mastoiditis in children."

01/01/1949 - "A Case Of Tuberculous Mastoiditis Treated and Cured by Curettage and Streptomycin."

02/01/2016 - "The objective of this study was to assess the characteristics, treatment, and outcome of acute mastoiditis in children with a cochlear implant. "
09/01/2014 - "The objective of the study is to determine the need for explantation in patients with cochlear implants who suffer from acute mastoiditis. "
02/01/2016 - "In all 9 children who had unilateral cochlear implant, the acute mastoiditis episode occurred in the implanted ear. "
02/01/2016 - "Acute mastoiditis in children with a cochlear implant."
09/01/2014 - "A systematic review of all publications addressing the treatment of mastoiditis in cochlear implant children prior to November 2013 was conducted. "