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Article: A case of pneumocephalus and meningitis as a complication of silent otitis media.
- Article from:
- Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
- Article date:
- January 1, 2004
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Abstract
Silent otitis media is a progressive otogenic disease. Intracranial manifestations of this complication are limited, the most common is meningitis. We report a case of meningitis and pneumocephalus as a complication of silent otitis media. To the best o four knowledge, this is the first reported case of pneumocephalus as a complication of silent otitis media.
Introduction
Although the rate of intracranial infections related to middle ear diseases is only 0.5 to 4%, the mortality related to these infections ranges between 10 and 25%. (1) Among the complications of middle ear disease are masked mastoiditis (2) and silent otitis media. ...