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Klinika Otolaryngologii Dzieciecej AM w Białymstoku.
Otolaryngol Pol. 2007;61(5):779-83. doi: 10.1016/S0030-6657(07)70525-5.
Otogenic complications in children occur most commonly secondarily to acute otitis media. Intratemporal complications are predominant and mastoiditis is most frequently seen. Meningitis in the course of acute otitis media is the most common intracranial complication. Complications of chronic otitis media are rare today, but can be more difficult to diagnose, because antibiotics may mask symptoms and change clinical presentation. Antibiotic use, however, has not completely eradicated the otogenic complications and ENT doctors should remember about this possibility.
儿童耳源性并发症最常见于急性中耳炎继发。颞骨内并发症占主导，乳突炎最为常见。急性中耳炎病程中的脑膜炎是最常见的颅内并发症。如今慢性中耳炎的并发症很少见，但可能更难诊断，因为抗生素可能掩盖症状并改变临床表现。然而，抗生素的使用并未完全根除耳源性并发症，耳鼻喉科医生应牢记这种可能性。
