Mastoiditis: Diagnostics and Management

Question 1

Mastoiditis: Diagnostics

Answer 1

1. Examination of the head
2. Skull X-ray
3. CT of the head
4. CT of the ear - may show an abnormality in the mastoid bone
5. A culture of drainage from the ear may show bacteria

Question 2

Mastoiditis: Management

Answer 2

Antibiotics: eardrops or systemic
Cleansing of the ear

Surgical interventions
- Mastoidectomy
- Tympanoplasty