Necrotizing external otitis with periferic bilateral facial palsy: case report and literature review

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Caldas, Nelson C. R.¹  Antunes, Antonio¹  Universidade Federal de Pernambuco¹  Leão, Rodrigo S.¹  Macedo, Geraldo R. M.¹ 

关键词: otitis;    necrotizing external otitis;    facial palsy.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-72992004000100024

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial

【 摘 要 】

Necrotizing external otitis (NEO), known in the past as malignant external otitis, is a potencial letal infection which begins usually in the external ear canal and spreads to the base of the skull. It occurs mainly in diabetic elderly patients who despite prolonged antibioticotherapy is associated to high morbidity and significant mortality. The authors present a case of an adult diabetic patient who developed NOE associated with bilateral periferic facial palsy evoluting with cure of the infection but without facial improvement.

【 授权许可】

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