[ XXXX in @entity1 --study of 99 cases].

@entity1 @entity32 @entity4401 @entity3541 @entity130
Ninety-nine cases of peripheral @entity3541 in @entity1 treated at Ste. Justine's Hospital over a 10 year period were reviewed. Sexes were nearly equally affected with a slightly higher incidence in female. Cases were distributed quite evenly throughout childhood except for a definitely higher incidence in the 0--2 year old group. @entity130 , @entity4401 , and @entity32 were found to be the most frequent causes of @entity3541 in that group of cases. Cases of @entity32 did generally well on antibiotics and nearly 70 per cent so recovered completely. Twenty per cent only had to undergo simple mastoidectomy and two cases a decompression. Out of 25 cases of @entity4401 , 18 recovered totally without surgery and four were decompressed with total or partial recovery. Following this study, the need for a more complete evaluation and somewhat more standardized treatment became obvious. This may permit in the future a more adequate knowledge of the problem and likely a better management.
