Mastoiditis classification

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

Classification

Mastoiditis can be classified by disease duration into three types, acute, sub acute and chronic:

  1. Acute: infection less than one month. Mostly due to acute otitis media in children
  2. Sub acute: indolent infection more than one month, due to inadequate antibiotic therapy and persistent bacteria in middle ear. 1
  3. Chronic: mastoid cavities infection for months to years

References

Holt GR, Gates GA (1983). "Masked mastoiditis". Laryngoscope. 93 (8): 1034–7. PMID 6877011. Template:WH Template:WS