Acute Otitis Media with Intracranial and Intratemporal Complications: A Case Study

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Apr;75(Suppl 1):79-82. doi: 10.1007/s12070-022-03254-3. Epub 2022 Nov 6.

Abstract

Acute otitis media continues to be one of the most common infections today and a major cause of the prescription of antibiotics in the pediatric age group. Complications of this condition are rare, especially when antibiotic therapy is started early; however, complications related to acute otitis media cause dramatic morbidity. This report provides a review related to a case of acute otitis media with bilateral intracranial and intratemporal complications.

Keywords: Acute otitis media; Intracranial complications; Otogenic brain abscesses; Sigmoid sinus thrombosis.