Complications of Acute Otitis Media and Cholesteatoma Flashcards
1
Q
what are complications commonly
A
infective and can spread
2
Q
what can be caused if infection spreads medially
A
sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, facial palsy
3
Q
what can be caused if infection spreads superiorly
A
brain abscess, meningitis
4
Q
what can be caused if infection spreads inferiorly
A
venous sinus thrombosis
5
Q
how does acute mastoiditis present
A
subperiostial abscess over mastoid, ear projects laterally, boggy soft swelling over mastoid behind ear, usually red, usual sulcus between back of pinna and skull is filled with oedematous soft tissue
