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Diagnosis and management of acute mastoiditis in a cohort of Italian children

Paola Marchisio, Sonia Bianchini, Alberto Villani, Giulia Verri, Filippo Bernardi, Alessandro Porta, Paolo Biban, Silvia Caimmi, Lorenzo Iughetti, Andrzej Krzysztofiak,

Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy · 2014 · 17 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

The annual number of pediatric AM cases admitted to Italian pediatric wards increased in the past few years; this increase was strictly age-related. The risk of severe AM complications appeared relatively low, and most AM cases could be treated conservatively.

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