Complications of otitis media in children – a continuing problem

Anna Bielicka, Małgorzata Dębska, Eliza Brożek, Mieczysław Chmielik

Summary
Complications of otitis media in children are usually divided into two groups: intracranial and intratemporal. In our study we assessed the frequency of complications of otitis media in children admitted to the Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology in Warsaw between 1990 and 2003. The most frequent complications were mastoiditis (82% of children) and peripheral facial nerve paresis (10%). In two children bacterial meningitis was diagnosed, and in single cases we found labyrinthitis, zygomatic bone inflammation, and torticollis. In this study we examine some aspects of mastoiditis. This complication, in spite of widespread use of cephalosporins and semisynthetic penicillin, remains a problem, and in many cases requires surgical intervention.

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