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Elderly but could be mastoiditis?

Year 2023, Volume: 48 Issue: 1, 309 - 311, 31.03.2023
https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.1226247

Abstract

Mastoiditis is a condition that can occur two weeks after the onset of acute suppurative otitis media. With the assistance of her daughter, an 86-year-old female patient presented to the family medicine outpatient clinic with complaints of urinary incontinence and fatigue. Although the prevalence of otitis media in the elderly population varies by country, it is generally low, ranging between 0.25 and 9%. Older patients have otalgia with or without hearing loss or symptoms. Infection can cause mastoiditis, petrositis, and labyrinthitis through adjacent structures. The aim of this case report is to emphasize the importance of the subject by evaluating the elderly patient with mastoiditis in our clinic.

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References

  • Cassano P, Ciprandi G, Passali D. Acute mastoiditis in children. Acta Biomed. 2020;91:54–9.
  • Kaufmann MR, Shetty K, Camilon PR, Shetty A, Levi JR, Devaiah AK. Management of acute complicated mastoiditis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022;41:297–301.
  • Al-Sadeeq H, Algarni Z, Alobaid A, Aloyaid A, Alotaibi M, Al-Qwizani A et al. Otitis media among elderly: incidence, complication and prevention. Int J Community Med Public Heal. 2018;5:839.
  • Zanetti D, Nassif N. Indications for surgery in acute mastoiditis and their complications in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2006;70:1175–82.
  • Cavel O, Tauman R, Simsolo E, Yafit D, Reindorf-Kfir E, Wasserzug O et al. Changes in the epidemiology and clinical features of acute mastoiditis following the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018;104:54–7.
  • Linder TE, Briner HR, Bischoff T. Prevention of acute mastoiditis: Fact or fiction? Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2000;56:129–34.
  • Luntz M, Bartal K, Brodsky A, Shihada R. Acute mastoiditis: The role of imaging for identifying intracranial complications. Laryngoscope. 2012;122:2813–7.

Yaşlı ama mastoidit olmasın?

Year 2023, Volume: 48 Issue: 1, 309 - 311, 31.03.2023
https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.1226247

Abstract

Mastoidit, akut süpüratif otitis media başlangıcından iki hafta sonra ortaya çıkabilen bir durumdur. Kızının yardımıyla 86 yaşında bir kadın hasta aile hekimliği polikliniğine idrar kaçırma ve halsizlik şikayetleriyle başvurdu. Yaşlı popülasyonda otitis media prevalansı ülkeden ülkeye değişmekle birlikte, genellikle düşüktür ve %0,25 ile %9 arasında değişmektedir. Yaşlı hastalarda işitme kaybı veya semptomlarla birlikte veya bunlar olmaksızın otalji vardır. Enfeksiyon, komşu yapılar yoluyla mastoidit, petrozit ve labirentite neden olabilir. Bu olgu sunumunun amacı kliniğimizde mastoidit tanısı alan yaşlı hastayı değerlendirerek konunun önemini vurgulamaktır.

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References

  • Cassano P, Ciprandi G, Passali D. Acute mastoiditis in children. Acta Biomed. 2020;91:54–9.
  • Kaufmann MR, Shetty K, Camilon PR, Shetty A, Levi JR, Devaiah AK. Management of acute complicated mastoiditis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022;41:297–301.
  • Al-Sadeeq H, Algarni Z, Alobaid A, Aloyaid A, Alotaibi M, Al-Qwizani A et al. Otitis media among elderly: incidence, complication and prevention. Int J Community Med Public Heal. 2018;5:839.
  • Zanetti D, Nassif N. Indications for surgery in acute mastoiditis and their complications in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2006;70:1175–82.
  • Cavel O, Tauman R, Simsolo E, Yafit D, Reindorf-Kfir E, Wasserzug O et al. Changes in the epidemiology and clinical features of acute mastoiditis following the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018;104:54–7.
  • Linder TE, Briner HR, Bischoff T. Prevention of acute mastoiditis: Fact or fiction? Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2000;56:129–34.
  • Luntz M, Bartal K, Brodsky A, Shihada R. Acute mastoiditis: The role of imaging for identifying intracranial complications. Laryngoscope. 2012;122:2813–7.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Clinical Sciences
Journal Section Letter to the Editor
Authors

Ozden Gokdemır 0000-0002-0542-5767

Nilgün Özçakar 0000-0003-0434-214X

Project Number None
Publication Date March 31, 2023
Acceptance Date January 26, 2023
Published in Issue Year 2023 Volume: 48 Issue: 1

Cite

MLA Gokdemır, Ozden and Nilgün Özçakar. “Elderly But Could Be Mastoiditis?”. Cukurova Medical Journal, vol. 48, no. 1, 2023, pp. 309-11, doi:10.17826/cumj.1226247.