Gradenigo’s syndrome secondary to chronic otitis media on a background of previous radical mastoidectomy: a case report
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Gradenigo’s syndrome secondary to chronic otitis media on a background of previous radical mastoidectomy: a case report
INTRODUCTION Gradenigo's syndrome is nowadays a rare condition characterized by a triad of otorrhea, facial pain with trigeminal nerve involvement and abducens nerve palsy. Most cases are caused by medial extension of acute otitis media into a pneumatized petrous apex and surgical drainage is usually the treatment of choice. We present a case highlighting the pathological mechanism of this dise...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-8-217