Diagnosis and treatment of mastoiditis
- Author:
Nguyen Van Tuong
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mastoiditis
- MeSH:
Mastoiditis;
Therapeutics;
Diagnosis
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;515(7):48-50
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
80 patients (39 males, 41 females) with mastoiditis were treated at Binh Phuoc province from March 2004 to January/2005. The patient’s age of 16 to 58 accounted for highest rate (96.25%). The symptoms such as headache, bad hearing, tinnitus occurred in 100% of patients. There was 81.25% of patients had a history of run ear fluid; 92.5% had myringorupture. Drain the mastoid antrum from upper middle ear was the most common method (98.75%), tympanoplasty was used in 92.5% of patients. Drugs and combination therapy: lincomycine, gentamycine, prednisone, diclofenac and vitamine of B group. Surgery method plays important role in the treatment of mastoiditis.
