Otomastoiditis

Last revised by Rohit Sharma on 8 Feb 2024

Otomastoiditis refers to inflammation of both the middle ear (otitis media) and mastoid (mastoiditis), can be divided into two distinct entities:

  1. acute otomastoiditis: usually due to bacterial infection

  2. chronic otomastoiditis: usually due to Eustachian tube dysfunction

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