Child Has Bilateral Mastoid Air Cells, Prominent At Posterior Parietal Region. Is Her Development Delayed?

Posted on Wed, 27 Jun 2012

Question: Hello please could youhelp by answering my question my daughter has fluid in bilateral mastoid air cells and prominent at posterior parietal region near the vertex bilaterally please could you hel my by telling me if it could be treated my child is delayed in her development please do reply I'm waiting very anxiously thankyou my name is shabreen nawa my email is shaz0000@ WWW.WWWW.WW

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (2 hours later)

Hello,

Thanks for posting your query.

Fluid in bilateral mastoid air cells can be due to infection of the mastoid air cells. It is usually associated with symptoms like ear pain, discharge, fever, swelling and redness behind the ear, etc. In the absence of any such symptoms it is difficult to say whether the finding of MRI scan is significant or not. The infection can be easily treated with the help of appropriate antibiotics.

The scan results do not explain the delay in developmental milestones your daughter is having.
Regardless, consulting with your ENT(Ear nose throat) physician is a good first step. Scans alone don't necessarily answer every problem. Integrating the scan information with a patient's clinical history and physical exam are essential.

I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.

Please accept my answer in case you do not have further queries.
Wishing you good health.

Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T