Complications of otitis media - a potentially lethal problem still present.

Introduction: It is an erroneous but commonly held belief that intracranial complications (ICCs) of chronic and acute otitis media (COM and AOM) are past diseases or from developing countries. These problems remain, despite improvements in antibiotic care.

Objective: This paper analyzes the occurrence and clinical characteristics and course of the main ICCs of otitis media (OM).