TY - JOUR T1 - When Is Fluid in the Mastoid Cells a Worrisome Finding? JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO - J Am Board Fam Med SP - 218 LP - 220 DO - 10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120190 VL - 26 IS - 2 AU - Michael H. McDonald AU - Matthew R. Hoffman AU - Lindell R. Gentry Y1 - 2013/03/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/26/2/218.abstract N2 - 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. ER -