BMJ 2003;327 (5 July), doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7405.0-e
Complications of mastoiditis are rare but life threatening
Partially treated mastoiditis can mask the classic symptoms of intracranial and extracranial complications. Jose and colleagues (p 41) report two cases of lateral sinus thrombosis and a case of Bezold's abscess, which emphasise the importance of a high index of suspicion in patients with ear infections that fail to respond predictably. The authors say that magnetic resonance imaging is better than computed tomography in identifying intracranial complications.
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