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Mastoid CT scan of patient 3. (A) High-resolution axial section focus of the right temporal bone. Acute otitis media with tympanomastoid homogenous opacity inflammatory filling of the whole tympanic cavity () and mastoid cells (*). (B) Swelling related to the right tonsillitis (*).
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CT-scan (Figure 1) confirmed the acute otitis media of the right ear, with blockage of the middle ear and the tympanic cavity, partial blockage of the mastoid cells, and the internal portion of the external auditory canal, as well as a lateral pharyngeal adenopathy on the right side (16 mm x 19 mm) and tonsillitis.