"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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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mastoiditis" by people in Profiles.
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Cochlear implant electrode array exposure: A delayed complication. Ear Nose Throat J. 2017 Jul; 96(7):E40-E43.
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Persistent petrosquamosal sinus: underlying cause of otitic hydrocephalus with lateral sinus thrombosis. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Nov; 77(11):1908-11.
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Complicated necrotizing otitis externa. Am J Otolaryngol. 2013 Nov-Dec; 34(6):706-9.
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Tuberculous otitis media with mastoiditis and central nervous system involvement. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003 May; 22(5):453-6.
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Prognostic implications of therapy for necrotizing external otitis. Am J Otol. 1985 Jul; 6(4):353-8.