Case Report

GIANT MASTOID ABSCESS: REPORT OF 2 CASES

10.1501/Tipfak_0000000786

  • Emre Ocak
  • Mustafa Balcıoğlu
  • Ozan Bağış Özgürsoy
  • İrfan Yorulmaz

Received Date: 16.08.2010 Accepted Date: 26.10.2010 J Ankara Univ Fac Med 2011;64(1):56-59

Acute otitis media (AOM) is a disease which is commonly seen by family physicians, pediatricians and otorhinolaryngologists. After the widespread use of antibiotics the complications of AOM sig-nificantly decreased. In this study, two different cases of giant mastoid abscess encountered within two weeks are presented with radiological findings and treatment modalities. Approach to the mas-toid abscess is discussed with the literature on the subject.

Keywords: Acute Otitis Media, Acute Mastoiditis, Complication, Abscess