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Acute Otitis Media with Intracranial and Intratemporal Complications: A Case Study

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Acute otitis media continues to be one of the most common infections today and a major cause of the prescription of antibiotics in the pediatric age group. Complications of this condition are rare, especially when antibiotic therapy is started early; however, complications related to acute otitis media cause dramatic morbidity. This report provides a review related to a case of acute otitis media with bilateral intracranial and intratemporal complications.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Meşelik Campus Prof. Dr. Nabi AVCI Road No:4 Eskisehir, 26040, Eskişehir, Turkey

    Ercan Kaya, Mehmet Özgür Pınarbaşlı, Melek Kezban Gürbüz & Furkan Kaya

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey

    Gürkan Bozan & Ömer Kılıç

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This study was presented as a poster at 41st Turkish National Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Congress; Nov 13–17, 2019; Antalya, Turkey.

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Kaya, E., Bozan, G., Kılıç, Ö. et al. Acute Otitis Media with Intracranial and Intratemporal Complications: A Case Study. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 75 (Suppl 1), 79–82 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-022-03254-3

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