MASTOIDITIS

This is a Condition in Which inflammation Occurs in mastoid process this is know as MASTOIDITIS

Causative Agents

• Staphylococcus aureus
• Moraxella catarrhalis
• Mycobacterium species
• Streptococcus pyogenes
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Signs and Symptoms

• Headache
• Ear discharge
• Earache
• Swelling around affected ear
• Local tenderness
• Irritation
• Affected Area Inflamed
• Fever
• Nausea and vomiting
• Loss of hearing
• Perforation of ear-drum.

Diagnostic Evaluation

• History collection
• Physical examination
• Complete blood count
• Skull x-ray
• CT scan of ear and head
• MRI of ear and head

Management

• Administer antibiotic IV or orally
• Surgery to remove part of mastoid bone to drain infected fluid.

Complications

• Partial or complete hearing loss
• Vertigo (dizziness)
• Meningitis
• Facial paralysis
• Destruction of the mastoid bone
• Epidural abscess.