prosthetic reconstruction for a child with a congenital bilateral ear deformity: case report

Prosthetic Reconstruction for a Child with a Congenital Bilateral Ear Deformity: Case Report

Objectives: Microtia is the most commonly seen congenital ear defect, and involves an auricular deformity either unilaterally or bilaterally. The aim of this study was to fabricate silicone prostheses for a child with bilateral microtia using an innovative technique. Methods: This method involved the construction of bilateral ear prostheses using clips, which were located within the layers o...

Implant-Based Prosthetic Reconstruction in Patients with Congenital Ear Defects (Technical Note)

Background and aims: Loss of all or part of the ear is one of the significant defects in the head and neck area (regardless of the cause) that can result from trauma, cancer, congenital diseases, or surgery to remove benign tumors. These defects can be reconstructed with the help of surgical procedures or cosmetic prostheses. However, due to the complex structure of the ear, reconstructive surg...

Ear Teratoma; a Case Report

Teratomas are tumors originated from mature or immature tissues. Teratomas are made up of one embryonic layer or all three embryonic layers (endoderm, mesoderm, or ectoderm). Herein we report a 41-year-old man who presented with vertigo, vomiting, and tinnitus. After physical examination, laboratory evaluation and performing computed tomography, cholesteatoma was diagnosed, however, during radi...

Stacked PAP Flaps for Two-Stage Immediate Bilateral Breast Reconstruction: A Case Report

Bilateral congenital mydriasis in a child case.

Congenital mydriasis is defined as congenital absence of iris sphincter muscle which occurs rarely and shows autosomal dominant inheritance (1-4). It was described by White and Fulton (2) in 1937 for the first time. Fixed and dilated pupil is present from the time of birth, observed more frequently in girls and typically bilateral (1-4). Iris sphincter traumas, pharmacological dilatation and ac...

Hematologic manifestations in a child with HIV a Case Report

Abstract Background Immune deficiency in human might be primary or secondary and could be seen with a wide variety of manifestations. In the following, we presented a Child with various complains that diagnosed to have HIV infection. Case Report A 2/5 y/o child was admitted to the hospital for FUO with prolonged cough, FTT, cervical lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly and bilateral opti...