The acute otitis media can be caused by viruses (nonsuppurative inflammation) and bacteria (suppurative inflammation). The suppurative inflammation is a risk factor of endocranial complications, including subdural empyema burdened with the high mortality. The authors present a clinical case of 67-year-old man treated by surgery because of subdural empyema in the course of the acute suppurative otitis media.
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