Abscess formation in the temporomandibular joint as a complication of otitis media

Authors
Takes, RP Langeveld, APM de Jong, RJB
Citation
Rp. Takes et al., Abscess formation in the temporomandibular joint as a complication of otitis media, J LARYNG OT, 114(5), 2000, pp. 373-375
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Otolaryngology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
ISSN journal
00222151 → ACNP
Volume
114
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
373 - 375
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(200005)114:5<373:AFITTJ>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A case of an eight-month-old girl with an abscess in the temporomandibular joint as a complication of acute otitis media is described. The complicatio ns of acute otitis media in general and the probable explanation for the de velopment of this complication are discussed.