Pediatric Infection and Vaccine

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A Case of Epidural Abscess Complicated from Acute Mastoiditis Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae

폐렴구균에 의한 급성 유양돌기염에서 합병된 경막외농양 1례

  • Choi, Jee-Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Min-Sung (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Son, Byung-Chul (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Seong Joon (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Park, So Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Jung Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Oh, Jin Hee (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Koh, Dae Kyun (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 최지현 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 김민성 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 김종현 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 손병철 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 김성준 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 박소현 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 이정현 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 오진희 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 고대균 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실)
  • Received : 2013.10.21
  • Accepted : 2013.12.15
  • Published : 2014.08.25
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Abstract

Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common childhood infectious diseases. Despite antibiotic treatment for AOM, AOM and its complication still continue to develop. Acute mastoiditis is a serious complication of AOM and epidural abscess constitutes the commonest of all intracranial complication of AOM. Neurological complication of acute mastoiditis are rare but can be life threatening. Their presentation may be masked by the use of antibiotics. We report the rare case of acute otitis media progressing to acute mastoiditis, epidural abscess formation and lateral sinus thrombophlebitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in a child. She was admitted with acute otitis media with fever. Despite proper antibiotics, acute mastodititis and epidural abscess were developed, and after surgical drainage and antibiotics therapy she was recovered without sequalae.

중이염은 소아 연령에서 가장 흔한 감염 질환이다. 항생제 치료에도 불구하고 중이염과 중이염의 합병증이 아직도 흔하게 발생하고 있다. 급성 유양돌기염은 중이염의 중증 합병증이며 경막외농양은 두개강 내에 발생하는 중이염의 합병증으로서 가장 많은 수를 차지한다. 급성 유양돌기염의 신경계 합병증은 흔하지 않지만 치명적일 수 있는데, 항생제의 사용으로 뚜렷한 증상이 보이지 않을 수 있다. 저자들은 폐렴구균에 의한 중이염으로 입원해 급성 유양돌기염에서 경막외농양 및 외측정맥동의 혈전정맥염으로 진행했던 드문 증례를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다. 환자는 열을 동반한 중이염으로 입원하여 적절한 항생제를 투여하였으나, 유양돌기염과 경막외농양이 발생하여 수술적 배농과 항생제 투여 후 후유증 없이 호전되었다.

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