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ENTCholesteatoma and Chronic Otitis Media

Atticoantral disease and mastoid sclerosis

THE CONTEXT
The passage relates the aetiology of atticoantral disease to cholesteatoma and identifies an association with a sclerotic mastoid.

Aetiological association

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The aetiology of atticoantral disease is described as the same as that of cholesteatoma.
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Atticoantral disease is seen in a sclerotic mastoid, but whether mastoid sclerosis is a cause or an effect of the disease remains unclear.
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