Acute mastoiditis

Acute mastoiditis is a purulent infection of the mastoid air cells. It is the most common suppurative complication of acute otitis media (AOM) especially in children under 2 years. However, in almost half of cases, mastoiditis is diagnosed without being immediately preceded by signs or symptoms suggestive to AOM. It is manifested by fever, peeling of the pinna, ear pain, redness and swelling behind the ear.

We must take in charge mastoiditis to prevent complications such as facial paralysis, abscess, intracranial complications and hearing loss. The treatment involves an antibiotherapy with possibility of myringotomy associated or not to a mastoidectomy.

Reference: Emergency department of CHU Sainte-Justine

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Emergency in ENT
Peritonsillar abscess
Ludwig’s Angina
Foreign body in the ear
Foreign body in the respiratory tract (nose, trachea, bronchi)
Foreign body in the esophagus
Epiglottitis
Epistaxis
Perilymphatic fistula
Nose fracture
Hemorrhage post-adenotonsillectomy
Acute mastoiditis
Facial paralysis
Sudden hearing loss