Infections of the Ears, Nose, Throat, and Sinuses

Marlene L. Durand, M.D.Director, Infectious Disease ServiceMassachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryPhysician, Massachusetts General HospitalAssociate Professor of MedicineHarvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA, USADaniel G. Deschler, MD, FACSVice Chair for Academic AffairsMassachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmarySurgeon, Massachusetts General HospitalProfessor of OtolaryngologyHarvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA, USA

This text serves as a practical but comprehensive guide to diagnosing and treating ear, nose, throat, and sinus infections. The 30 chapters have been contributed by otolaryngologists and infectious disease specialists who are experts in the field. Topics include common infections such as otitis media, otitis externa, pharyngitis, laryngitis, and acute bacterial sinusitis, as well as less common infections such as mumps, scrofula, malignant otitis externa, Lemierre's syndrome, invasive fungal sinusitis, and deep neck infections. Human papillomavirus-related neoplasms, biofilms, chronic sinusitis, antibiotic-resistant infections, and measures to prevent surgical site infections are also discussed.
Written with the practicing clinician in mind, Infections of the Ears, Nose, Throat, and Sinuses will be an invaluable aid to otolaryngologists, infectious disease specialists, internists, pediatricians, and primary care providers.

Written by a multidisciplinary team of leading specialists

Antibiotics in Otolaryngology: A Practical Approach.- Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens in Ear, Nose, and Throat Infections.- The Role of Biofilms in Upper Respiratory Tract Infections.- Acute Otitis Media in Children.- Chronic Otitis Media.- Mastoiditis.- Inner Ear Infections (Labyrinthitis).- Cochlear Implant Infections.- External Otologic Infections.- Malignant Otitis Externa.- Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis.- Complications of Acute Bacterial Sinusitis in Children.- Chronic Rhinosinusitis.- Non-Invasive Fungal Sinusitis.- Invasive Fungal Sinusitis in Immunocompromised Hosts.- Nasal Infections.- Acute Pharyngitis, Tonsillitis, and Peritonsillar Abscess.- Lemierre's Syndrome.- Diphtheria.- Epiglottitis, Acute Laryngitis, and Croup.- Chronic Sore Throat.- Osteomyelitis of the Mandible.- Mumps and Other Types if Viral Parotitis.- Bacterial Sialadenitis.- Scrofula and Other Tuberculous Infections of the Head and Neck.- Cervical Lymphadenitis in Children.- Deep Neck Space Infections.- HumanPapillomavirus and Head and Neck Cancer.- Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis and Human Papillomavirus.- Preventing Surgical Site Infections in Otolaryngology.