Chronic otitis media in adults complicated with meningitis. Report of two cases
Pino Rivero, V.; Marcos García, M.; González Palomino, A.; Trinidad Ruiz, G.; Pardo Romero, G.; Keituqwa Yáñez, T.; Blasco Huelva, A.
Anales Otorrinolaringologicos Ibero-Americanos 31(5): 441-446
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0303-8874 PMID: 15566264 Document Number: 582909
Although rare, meningitis secondary to chronic media otitis represent an intracranial complication of importance nowdays. We are reporting two clinical cases diagnosed by symptoms, CT and lumbar punction as meningeal syndrome with otogenic cause that required endovenous wide spectrum antibiotic treatment and surgery later. We consider essential an early diagnosis and close cooperation with other departments to try to decrease the associated mortality, greater than 30% in some series.