ACUTE SALMONELLA MASTOIDITIS IN AN INFANT

During the last few decades antibiotics have played an extremely impor tant role in the management of otitis media (OM). Nowadays there are o nly sporadic reports of its sequelae and complications in the develope d countries. Nevertheless, complications of OM still arise and the pot ential seriousness of this problem emphasizes the need for a high degr ee of monitoring. We report herewith a case of acute mastoiditis in an 18-month-old infant with chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). Rep eated cultures from the middle ear and mastoid cavity yielded Salmonel la type C. The treatment modality and the pathophysiologic aspects are discussed.