Paediatric Otogenic Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Diagnostic Approach and Therapeutic Management - A Five-Year Single-Centre Experience.

<b>Introduction:</b> Central venous thrombosis (CVT) represents a well-documented complication of acute otitis media (AOM) and acute mastoiditis (AM). Despite widespread antibiotic utilization, which has significantly reduced the incidence of severe AOM/AM complications, recent years have witnessed an increasing frequency of thrombotic complications in pediatric patients, not invariably presenting with classical neurological manifestations.<b>Aim:</b> This study aimed to investigate the potential correlation between COVID-19 infection and increased CVT incidence, while sharing therapeutic experiences, given the absence of standardized treatment protocols for otogenic CVT in pediatric populations.

Microbiota and antibiotic therapy in rhinosinusitis.

Rhinosinusitis is one of the most frequently diagnosed diseases in patients seeking medical consultation. Sinusitis is a heterogeneous group of diseases and can be acute or chronic. The current state of knowledge on rhinosinusitis is presented in the recommendations of the European Position Paper on Rhinosynusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020 (EPOS 2020).

Polish national guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic otitis media with effusion in children.

Otitis media with effusion (OME), is a common childhood disease and is characterized by long-term fluid retention in the middle ear spaces without signs of acute infection. Surgical treatment of OME in the form of a tympanostomy is one of the most commonly performed medical procedures by pediatric ENT surgeons worldwide. In February 2022, the Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery published updated guidelines from the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery for tympanostomy tuba in children between 6 months and 12 years of age.

Utility of leucocyte antigens in distinguishing between bacterial and viral infection in children.

Introduction: Accurate diagnosis of bacterial and viral infection is very difficult. Unfortunately, there is still no quick and discriminative diagnostic test that would help clinicians in establishing the diagnosis and taking a decision on treatment. The aim of the study was to compare the expression of antigens on phagocytes, which are involved in the first defence line during bacterial and viral infections in children, as a potential tool to distinguish the etiology of the infection.

Ceruminous adenoma (ceruminoma) arising in a nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn within the external auditory canal of a 3 year-old boy - A case report.

Nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn is a congenital yellowish hairless skin lesion, mainly located on the head and neck. A common phenomenon is the coexistence of secondary tumors within the lesion. These are mainly benign tumors, the majority of which are trichoblastoma and syringocystadenoma papilliferum.