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Mastoiditis can be classified by disease duration into three types, acute, sub acute and chronic: | Mastoiditis can be classified by disease duration into three types, acute, sub acute and chronic: | ||
# Acute: infection less than one month. Mostly due to acute otitis media in children | # Acute: infection less than one month. Mostly due to acute otitis media in children | ||
# Sub acute: indolent infection more than one month, due to inadequate antibiotic therapy and persistent bacteria in middle ear. | # Sub acute: indolent infection more than one month, due to inadequate antibiotic therapy and persistent bacteria in middle ear.<ref name="pmid6877011">{{cite journal |vauthors=Holt GR, Gates GA |title=Masked mastoiditis |journal=Laryngoscope |volume=93 |issue=8 |pages=1034–7 |year=1983 |pmid=6877011 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
# Chronic: mastoid cavities infection for months to years | # Chronic: mastoid cavities infection for months to years | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Classification
Mastoiditis can be classified by disease duration into three types, acute, sub acute and chronic:
- Acute: infection less than one month. Mostly due to acute otitis media in children
- Sub acute: indolent infection more than one month, due to inadequate antibiotic therapy and persistent bacteria in middle ear.[1]
- Chronic: mastoid cavities infection for months to years