Differential Diagnosis of Post Auricular Swelling with Mastoid Bone Involvement

Abdelaziz, Ahmed A.; Sadek, Ahmed; Talaat, Moustafa

doi:10.1007/s12070-018-1432-2

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“…and rare causes like granulomatous polyangitis, tuberculosis, lymphoma, fungal mastoiditis, and Langerhans cell histiocytosis. 3 An untreated acute mastoiditis may cause significant and life-threatening complications like facial paralysis, suppurative labyrinthitis, lateral sinus thrombophlebitis, meningitis, epidural and subdural abscess, brain abscess, and otitic hydrocephalus. The decision to perform diagnostic imaging in acute mastoiditis is based on the clinical presentation of the individual patient, HRCT of the temporal bone with or without contrast-enhanced CT of the brain or contrast-enhanced MRI of the brain are suggested in complicated cases of acute mastoiditis, the latter especially to rule out intracranial complications.…”

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“…Success rates, which may reach up to 52.6% with a double-layer flap, are pivotal factors influencing this decision-making process 19 . Postauricular swelling commonly occurs due to acute otitis media 20 , Which may be related to bony defect in the cortical mastoid, allowing infection to spread towards the skin. However, it is essential to consider non-surgical mastoiditis as a potential cause of post-auricular swelling when natural mastoid defect regrowth and closure take place after a significant period of time post-implantation.…”

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A novel method for evaluating mastoid defect regrowth after cochlear implantation

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Alahmadi,

Abdelsamad

et al. 2024

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This retrospective study examined mastoid defects resulting from cochlear implant (CI) surgery and their potential for spontaneous regrowth across different age groups. Spontaneous closure of mastoid defects has been observed in certain CI patients during revision surgery or through post-operative temporal bone computer tomography (TB-CT). The analysis encompassed 123 CI recipients, comprising 81.3% children and 18.7% adults, who underwent post-operative TB-CT scans. Using image adjustment software, the study measured mastoid defect areas and found a significant reduction in children's defects between the initial and subsequent scans. Notably, mastoid defect areas differed significantly between children and adults at both time points. Furthermore, the analysis revealed significant correlations between mastoid defect areas and the age at implantation as well as the time elapsed since the CI surgery and the first CT scan. This study provides valuable insights for evaluating CI patients scheduled for revision surgery by assessing potential surgical challenges and duration. Furthermore, it may have a pivotal role in evaluating patients who experience postauricular swelling subsequent to CI surgery.

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Differential Diagnosis of Post Auricular Swelling with Mastoid Bone Involvement

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A novel method for evaluating mastoid defect regrowth after cochlear implantation

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