Zygomatic abscess with temporomandibular joint effusion complicating acute otitis media
Erciyes Tip Dergisi, cilt.38, sa.3, ss.119-121, 2016 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Doi Numarası: 10.5152/emj.2016.150046
- Dergi Adı: Erciyes Tip Dergisi
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.119-121
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Acute otitis media, complications, subperiosteal abscess, zygomatic abscess
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The incidences of extracranial and intracranial complications of acute otitis media (AOM) in children have markedly decreased in the postantibiotic era. Zygomatic abscesses are the rarest type of abscesses originating from mastoiditis. This paper presents a case with a zygomatic abscess as a complication of acute coalescent mastoiditis in a 7-year-old girl who underwent cortical mastoidectomy and myringotomy-ventilation tube insertion.