Intracranial complications of chronic suppurative otitis media.
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1992-09-01
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Twenty-nine patients with chronic suppurative otitis media with intracranial complications are reviewed. The complications occurred predominantly in young patients with a mean age of 17 years. The most common complication was brain abscess (n = 20). The others were meningitis (n = 3), subdural abscess (n = 3), perisinus abscess (n = 2) and otitic intracranial hypertension (n = 1). The common pathogens were Gram-negative bacilli, especially Proteus and anaerobic organisms, respectively. The mortality rate was 7%.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Chotmongkol V, Sangsaard S. Intracranial complications of chronic suppurative otitis media. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1992 Sep; 23(3): 510-3