@article {McDonald218, author = {Michael H. McDonald and Matthew R. Hoffman and Lindell R. Gentry}, title = {When Is Fluid in the Mastoid Cells a Worrisome Finding?}, volume = {26}, number = {2}, pages = {218--220}, year = {2013}, doi = {10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120190}, publisher = {The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine}, abstract = {Mastoiditis is a common clinical entity that is technically present in all cases of otitis media; only a minority of cases actually represents the otolaryngologic emergency of acute coalescent mastoiditis. When reviewing an image with a radiologic diagnosis of mastoiditis, looking for key signs such as destruction of bony septa and considering patient presentation can help distinguish mild mastoiditis from acute coalescent mastoiditis.}, issn = {1557-2625}, URL = {https://www.jabfm.org/content/26/2/218}, eprint = {https://www.jabfm.org/content/26/2/218.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine} }