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Mastoiditis Learning Center

Mastoiditis is an infection of the mastoid bone of the skull. The mastoid is located just behind the outside ear.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 10, 2008
Mastoiditis is a bacterial infection of the air cells in the mastoid bone of the skull. Mastoiditis most commonly affects children. Before the use of antibiotics , mastoiditis was one of the leading causes of death in children. As of the early 200...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Mastoiditis is an infection of the spaces within the mastoid bone. It is almost always associated with otitis media , an infection of the middle ear. In the most serious cases, the bone itself becomes infected.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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