[Diagnostic image (156). A man with a hematoma behind the ear. Mastoid bone fracture]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2003 Sep 13;147(37):1784.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

After a fall against a concrete ridge, a 65-year-old man was seen at the first-aid department with a haematoma behind his right ear (Battle's sign) and blood loss from the external meatus. A CT scan showed a basal skull fracture located in the right mastoid bone.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls
  • Aged
  • Hematoma / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mastoid / injuries*
  • Skull Fractures / complications
  • Skull Fractures / diagnosis*
  • Skull Fractures / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed