Meeting abstract
https://doi.org/10.26800/LV-145-supl2-CR17
Beyond the Ear: Complications Following Otitis Media
Tian Košar
; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Ana Klobučar
Andro Košec
Abstract
Chronic otitis media (COM) is a prevalent condition typically characterized by recurrent ear infections and inflammation. It can result in a variety of serious complications, such as cholesteatoma, mastoiditis, meningitis, and brain abscess. Left untreated, the cholesteatoma can erode the surrounding bone and lead to irreversible hearing loss, balance problems, and facial nerve paralysis. Mastoiditis, an inflammation of the mastoid bone, causes severe pain, fever, and swelling, and can lead to a lifethreatening infection of the surrounding tissues. Brain abscess can cause headaches, fever, and seizures, and might result in permanent neurological damage or death.
Keywords
cholesteatoma; mastoidectomy; mastoiditis; otitis media
Hrčak ID:
303140
URI
Publication date:
23.4.2023.
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