Subdural Empyema as a Result of Silent Otitis Media: Case Report

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Somdas M., Sonmez O., Cihan C., Karasu F., Gundogdu R., Vural A.

ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.35, sa.1, ss.31-34, 2013 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/etd.2012.43
  • Dergi Adı: ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.31-34
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mastoiditis, otitis media, subdural empyema
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Silent otitis media is a progressive otogenic disease. This subclinical infectious disease affects the mucosal layers and bony structures of mastoid cells despite intact tympanic membranes. Although there is a significant decrease present in the incidence of the classical mastoiditis in the postantibiotic era, silent mastoiditis which develops as a result of insufficient or inefficient antibiotherapy for otitis media is still a life threatening entity. In this article, a patient with epidural and subdural empyema due to silent mastoiditis is presented. The patient underwent mastoidectomy. After mastoidectomy, the patient is disease free and under control. The aim of the article is to alert the physician about silent otitis media which might easily be misdiagnosed.