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== Less Common Symptoms ==
== Less Common Symptoms ==
less common mastoiditis symptoms are:
Less common mastoiditis symptoms are:
* Gastrointestinal symptoms such as [[vomiting]] and [[diarrhea]]  
* Gastrointestinal symptoms such as [[vomiting]] and [[diarrhea]]  
* [[Meningismus]]
* [[Meningismus]]

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Mastoiditis Microchapters

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Diagnosis

History and Symptoms

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mehrian Jafarizade, M.D [2]

Overview

History and symptoms of mastoiditis ranges from not symptomatic disease to symptomatic and progressive mastoiditis with serious life-threatening complications.

History

Obtaining the history is a very important aspect of making a diagnosis of mastoiditis. It provides insight into cause, precipitating factors and associated comorbid conditions.

History taking should be considering below items:

  • Onset, duration and progression of symptoms

Common Symptoms

Common symptoms of mastoiditis are:

Less Common Symptoms

Less common mastoiditis symptoms are:

References

  1. Zhang Y, Xu M, Zhang J, Zeng L, Wang Y, Zheng QY (2014). "Risk factors for chronic and recurrent otitis media-a meta-analysis". PLoS ONE. 9 (1): e86397. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086397. PMC 3900534. PMID 24466073.
  2. Holt GR, Gates GA (1983). "Masked mastoiditis". Laryngoscope. 93 (8): 1034–7. PMID 6877011.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 van den Aardweg MT, Rovers MM, de Ru JA, Albers FW, Schilder AG (2008). "A systematic review of diagnostic criteria for acute mastoiditis in children". Otol. Neurotol. 29 (6): 751–7. doi:10.1097/MAO.0b013e31817f736b. PMID 18617870.

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