"Mastoiditis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammation of the honeycomb-like MASTOID BONE in the skull just behind the ear. It is usually a complication of OTITIS MEDIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D008417
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.160.495.500 C05.116.165.495.249 C09.218.705.663.652
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mastoiditis" by people in Profiles.
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Hoyer EA, Joseph M, Dunn J, Weiner HL, Dimachkieh A, Flores AR, Sanson MA, Ayele H, Hanson BM, Kaplan SL, Vallejo JG, McNeil JC. Increasing Incidence of Streptococcus anginosus Group Intracranial Infections Associated With Sinusitis, Otitis Media, and Mastoiditis in Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024 08 01; 43(8):e261-e267.
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Acevedo JL, Lander L, Shah UK, Shah RK. Existence of important variations in the United States in the treatment of pediatric mastoiditis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Jan; 135(1):28-32.
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Carvalho KS, Bodensteiner JB, Connolly PJ, Garg BP. Cerebral venous thrombosis in children. J Child Neurol. 2001 Aug; 16(8):574-80.
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Corey JP, Levandowski RA, Panwalker AP. Prognostic implications of therapy for necrotizing external otitis. Am J Otol. 1985 Jul; 6(4):353-8.