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  2. Mastoiditis - Wikipedia

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    The mastoid process is the portion of the temporal bone of the skull that is behind the ear. The mastoid process contains open, air-containing spaces. [2] [3] Mastoiditis is usually caused by untreated acute otitis media (middle ear infection) and used to be a leading cause of child

  3. Otitis media - Wikipedia

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    Complications of acute otitis media consists of perforation of the ear drum, infection of the mastoid space behind the ear (mastoiditis), and more rarely intracranial complications can occur, such as bacterial meningitis, brain abscess, or dural sinus thrombosis. [73]

  4. Ear pain - Wikipedia

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    Acute causes may be further distinguished by the presence of fever (indicating an underlying infection) or the absence of fever (suggesting a structural problem, such as such as trauma or other injury to the ear). Etiologies leading to chronic pain may be broken down by the presence or absence of worrisome clinical features, also known as red ...

  5. List of ICD-9 codes 320–389: diseases of the nervous system ...

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    383 Mastoiditis and related conditions. 383.0 Acute mastoiditis; 383.1 Chronic mastoiditis; 383.2 Petrositis; 383.3 Complications following mastoidectomy; 383.8 Other; 383.9 Unspecified mastoiditis; 384 Other disorders of tympanic membrane. 384.0 Acute myringitis without mention of otitis media; 384.1 Chronic myringitis without mention of ...

  6. Brain abscess - Wikipedia

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    Brain abscess (or cerebral abscess) is an abscess within the brain tissue caused by inflammation and collection of infected material coming from local (ear infection, dental abscess, infection of paranasal sinuses, infection of the mastoid air cells of the temporal bone, epidural abscess) or remote (lung, heart, kidney etc.) infectious sources.

  7. Mastoid cells - Wikipedia

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    The mastoid cells (also called air cells of Lenoir or mastoid cells of Lenoir) are air-filled cavities within the mastoid process of the temporal bone of the cranium. The mastoid cells are a form of skeletal pneumaticity. Infection in these cells is called mastoiditis. The term cells here refers to enclosed spaces, not cells as living ...

  8. What could Trump do to lower grocery prices? Experts weigh in

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    A wave of consumer discontent appears to have helped lift him back into the Oval Office, but Trump now faces the task of how to ease voters' frustration. Food inflation soared to a peak of more ...

  9. Epitympanic recess - Wikipedia

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    This recess is a possible route of spread of infection to the mastoid air cells located in the mastoid process of the temporal bone of the skull. Inflammation which has spread to the mastoid air cells is very difficult to drain and causes considerable pain.