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Mastoiditis
Definición:
Es una infección de la apófisis mastoides o hueso mastoideo del cráneo.
Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:
La mastoiditis es usualmente consecuencia de una infección del oÃdo medio ( otitis media aguda ). La infección se puede diseminar desde el oÃdo hasta el hueso mastoideo del cráneo, el cual se llena de materiales infectados y su estructura en forma de panal se puede deteriorar.
La mastoiditis afecta más comúnmente a los niños. Antes de que existieran los antibióticos, esta enfermedad era una de las causas principales de muerte infantil, pero en la actualidad es relativamente escasa y mucho menos peligrosa.
Referencias:
Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 4th ed. St Louis, Mo; Mosby; 2005:3019-3020.
Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases . 6th ed. London: Churchill Livingstone; 2005:771.
- Fecha de revisión: 2/19/2007
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Alden J. Pearl, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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