Epidemiology

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Etiology

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

Pathophysiology

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Clinical features

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Diagnostics

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Treatment

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Complications

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• Inflammation/erosion can cause ipsilateral peripheral facial palsy.

Otogenic abscess

Temporal lobe abscess