Complications of otitis media - a potentially lethal problem still present

Complications of otitis media - a potentially lethal problem still present

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: It is an erroneous but commonly held belief that intracranial complications (ICCs) of chronic and acute otitis media (COM and AOM) are past diseases or from developing countries. These problems remain, despite improvements in antibiotic care. OBJECTIVE: This paper analyzes...

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Main Authors: Norma de Oliveira Penido, Sujana Sreedevi Chandrasekhar, Andrei Borin, André Souza de Albuquerque Maranhão, José Ricardo Gurgel Testa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
Otitis media
Intracranial complications
Meningitis
Brain abscess
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942016000300253&lng=en&tlng=en

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