Abstract

Development of intracranial complications from middle ear infections might be difficult to diagnose. We compared radiological and surgical findings of 26 patients affected by otogenic meningitis. Results of our analysis showed that surgery is more reliable than imaging in revealing bone defects. Therefore, suggest that surgery be performed for diagnosis and eventual management of all cases of suspected otogenic meningitis.

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Title
Otogenic Meningitis: A Comparison of Diagnostic Performance of Surgery and Radiology
Author
Bruschini, Luca 1 ; Fortunato, Simona 2 ; Tascini, Carlo 3 ; Ciabotti, Annalisa 1 ; Leonildi, Alessandro 2 ; Bini, Belinda 1 ; Giuliano, Simone 2 ; Abbruzzese, Arturo 4 ; Berrettini, Stefano 1 ; Menichetti, Francesco 2 

 ENT Audiology and Phoniatry Unit 
 Infectious Disease Unit, University Hospital of Pisa, Italy 
 Infectous Disease Unit, Cotugno Hospital, Napoli, Italy; 
 Department of Neuroradiology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Pisa, Italy 
Publication year
2017
Publication date
Spring 2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press
e-ISSN
23288957
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3171020478
Copyright
© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.