International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 31-33, January 2003

Acute mastoiditis caused by Moraxella catarrhalis

Department of Otolaryngology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 4 E, P.O. Box 220, FIN-00029 Helsinki, Finland

Received 12 June 2002; received in revised form 19 September 2002; accepted 20 September 2002.

Abstract 

Acute mastoiditis is the most frequent intratemporal complication of otitis media. The bacteriology of acute otitis media is changing continuously and it differs markedly from the bacteriology of acute mastoiditis. Moraxella catarrhalis (M. catarrhalis) is the third most common bacteria found in acute otitis media, and in recent years its importance as an etiological factor of acute otitis media has markedly increased in certain geographic areas. However, there are no reports of acute mastoiditis caused solely by M. catarrhalis. This report describes a case of a 2-year-old girl with acute mastoiditis and M. catarrhalis in the bacterial culture of middle ear effusion.

Keywords: Acute mastoiditis, Bacteriology, Moraxella catarrhalis, Otitis media

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PII: S0165-5876(02)00358-0

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 31-33, January 2003

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