Epidemiology

Etiology

• Bacterial pathogens
  • S. pneumoniae
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Moraxella catarrhalis

Pathophysiology

Clinical features

Diagnostics

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Treatment

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Complications

• Inflammation/erosion can cause ipsilateral peripheral facial nerve palsy.

Otogenic abscess

Temporal lobe abscess