Petrositis and cerebellar abscess complicating chronic otitis media
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G Trimis
1 1st Pediatric Clinic of University of Athens and 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital ‘Agia Sophia’, Athens, Greece
Dr G Trimis, Ilia Zervou 72, 111 44, Athens, Greece. Fax: +30 10 3217522; email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorG Mostrou
1 1st Pediatric Clinic of University of Athens and 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital ‘Agia Sophia’, Athens, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorA Lourida
1 1st Pediatric Clinic of University of Athens and 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital ‘Agia Sophia’, Athens, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorF Prodromou
1 1st Pediatric Clinic of University of Athens and 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital ‘Agia Sophia’, Athens, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorV Syriopoulou
1 1st Pediatric Clinic of University of Athens and 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital ‘Agia Sophia’, Athens, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorM Theodoridou
1 1st Pediatric Clinic of University of Athens and 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital ‘Agia Sophia’, Athens, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
G Trimis
1 1st Pediatric Clinic of University of Athens and 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital ‘Agia Sophia’, Athens, Greece
Dr G Trimis, Ilia Zervou 72, 111 44, Athens, Greece. Fax: +30 10 3217522; email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorG Mostrou
1 1st Pediatric Clinic of University of Athens and 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital ‘Agia Sophia’, Athens, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorA Lourida
1 1st Pediatric Clinic of University of Athens and 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital ‘Agia Sophia’, Athens, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorF Prodromou
1 1st Pediatric Clinic of University of Athens and 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital ‘Agia Sophia’, Athens, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorV Syriopoulou
1 1st Pediatric Clinic of University of Athens and 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital ‘Agia Sophia’, Athens, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorM Theodoridou
1 1st Pediatric Clinic of University of Athens and 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital ‘Agia Sophia’, Athens, Greece
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Abstract: A 12-year-old girl with chronic otitis media complicated by petrositis and cerebellar abscess is presented. Early surgical intervention, in combination with broad-spectrum antibiotics, provided a good outcome. Life-threatening complications of otitis media, although rare, still occur in developed countries.
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