Presentation
Painful right postauricular swelling with erythema and fever.
Patient Data
Age: 4 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Acute otomastoiditis with retroauricular abscess
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Opacification of the right mastoid air cells and middle ear cavity with cortical defect of the lateral mastoid wall communicating with a retroauricular fluid collection (measuring 45 x 35 x 20 mm) with peripheral enhancement. The cerebral venous sinuses are patent. No adjacent subdural empyema is seen.
Case Discussion
CT features of an acute otomastoiditis complicated by a retro/postauricular abscess.
Additional contributor: ZE. Boudiaf, MD CHU, Constantine