Case of Otitis Media with Facial Palsy, following Scarlet Fever; Specimens (Malleus and Incus) shown

Fungal Malignant Otitis Externa with Facial Nerve Palsy: Rare Case

Malignant external otitis manifests as a painful inflammation of the external ear canal, associated with purulent otorrhea and granulation a polyp, MEO is a rare infection of the temporal bone primarily affecting elderly patients and diabetics or immunocompromised individuals. We present a rare case of Fungal malignant otitis externa with facial nerve palsy where formal tissue sampling revealed...

Facial nerve palsy secondary to acute otitis media.

Acute otitis media is diagnosed commonly in the pediatric population. Numerous complications, one of which is facial palsy, may result. Facial paralysis may be the initial complaint in the child in whom acute otitis media later develops on the affected side, as was true in the case reported here. Dehiscence of the fallopian canal, physiologic canaliculi along the facial nerve to the periphery, ...

Bilateral Facial Paralysis and Otitis Media as the First Presentations of Wegener’s Granulomatosis: A Case Report

Introduction: Cranial nerve palsy in Wegener’s granulomatosis is a curious incident, particularly if it occurs without kidney or lung involvement. In a review of medical articles, only 1 case of Wegener’s granulomatosis with bilateral facial nerve palsy was found. Case Presentation: The patient was a 16-year-old female who presented with pain and hearing ...

Citelli’s Abscess Following Otitis Media, A Case Report

Introduction: Citelli’s abscess is an extratemporal complication of otitis media. It occurs when pus from the mastoid tip trickles down along the posterior belly of the digastric muscle to the occipital and cervical region. It is a very unusual presenting complication of chronic otitis media with no available data in the until now.   Case Report: A 10-year-old female was presented to our outpat...

Penicillin therapy in scarlet fever and complicating otitis.