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Massive temporal lobe cholesteatoma.

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Introduction. Intracranial extension of cholesteatoma is rare. This may occur de novo or recur some time later either contiguous with or separate to the site of the original cholesteatoma. Presentation of Case. A 63-year-old female presented to a tertiary referral hospital with a fluctuating level

Acute mastoiditis and cholesteatoma.

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Acute coalescent mastoiditis is an uncommon sequela of acute otitis media. It occurs principally in the well-pneumatized temporal bone. The findings of fever, pain, postauricular swelling, and otorrhea are classic. Cholesteatoma, on the other hand, being associated with chronic infection, usually

Cholesteatoma of the frontal sinus.

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OBJECTIVE Cholesteatoma of the paranasal sinuses is a rare pathology. A review of the literature reported less than 30 cases. These lesions mainly involve the frontal sinus. METHODS A 25-year-old man presented with a right painful fronto-orbital mass associated with an ipsilateral eyelid oedema and

[Internal occlusive hydrocephalus following cholesteatoma].

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A 30-year-old Vietnamese patient is reported who was admitted with a resistant acute otitis externa, and who complained also of headache and fever. The symptoms were found to be caused by the intracranial complications (epidural abscess and bacterial meningitis) of an aural cholesteatoma. A

[Lateral sinus thrombosis due to cholesteatoma. Report of a case and literature review].

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After introduction of antibiotics, endocranial complications in otitis media are less common. Lateral sinus thrombophlebitis (LST) incidence has markedly decreased but mortality is still high. This complication should be considered in patients with ear discharge, fever and neurological symptoms.

Sphenoid Sinus Cholesteatoma-Complications and Skull Base Osteomyelitis: Case Report and Review of Literature.

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Cholesteatoma of the paranasal sinuses is uncommon. Its clinical characteristics are an expanding growth of the affected paranasal sinuses consisting of keratinizing squamous epithelium with bony wall destruction. Among involved paranasal sinuses, sphenoid sinus cholesteatoma is the

Lateral sinus thrombosis and cervical abscess complicating cholesteatoma in children: case report and review.

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To call attention to complications of chronic otitis media, the case of a patient who simultaneously developed lateral sinus thrombosis and Bezold's abscess is reported. A 7 year old boy presented with fever, drowsiness, cervical mass and otorrhea not responding to medical management. Work-up

Extended-spectrum Beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli Meningitis That Developed from Otitis Media with Cholesteatoma.

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A 78-year-old man had a fever and exhibited disordered consciousness, which led to his transportation to our hospital. On arrival, he exhibited discharge from the ear. Because extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli was detected in the ear discharge and cerebrospinal fluid

A case of headache attributed to otitis media chronica cholesteatomatica with cerebral sigmoid sinus thrombosis.

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Otitis media chronica cholesteatomatica with cerebral sigmoid sinus thrombosis is an important differential diagnosis in the evaluation of headache. We describe a 31-year-old Filipino man with chief complaints of headache, otalgia, vomiting, and vertigo, and no significant past medical history. Two

Acute mastoidectomy in a Danish county from 1977 to 1997--operative findings and long-term results.

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Data from patients undergoing acute mastoidectomy were examined retrospectively to evaluate if the nature of acute mastoiditis (AM) treated surgically has changed during the last 20 years (1977-97). Moreover, a prevalence study was conducted to clarify the otological and audiological course

Otogenic Intracranial Abscesses, Our Experience Over the Last Four Decades.

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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the predisposing factors for otogenic intracranial abscesses, assess their changes over time, and analyze how they differ from those due to other causes. METHODS The medical records of all patients treated for otogenic intracranial abscesses, between 1970 and 2012 at a tertiary

[The comparison of clinical features of 2 cases of intracranial otogenic complications].

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Two cases of special intracranial otogenic complications were analyzed in the aspects of clinical characteristics, diagnosis and therapy. We concluded that for patients with huge cholesteatoma which damaged the bone of skull base, or chronic otitis media patients with sharp deterioration in

Extracranial and intracranial complications of suppurative otitis media. Report of 102 cases.

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During the eight-year period, 1983-1990, 102 cases of intracranial (IC) and extracranial (EC) complications from 17 144 suppurative otitis media were reviewed. The prevalence of each complication was 0.24 and 0.45 per cent respectively. Facial paralysis, subperiosteal abscess and labyrinthitis were

Brain abscess: with special reference to otolaryngologic sources of infection.

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The number of brain abscesses has been reduced since the preantibiotic era. This was accomplished by judicious use of antibiotics, by the advent of computed tomography, and by improvements in patient care and surgical techniques. Analysis from 122 patients with brain abscess demonstrated this trend

Intracranial abscesses associated with chronic suppurative otitis media.

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Intracranial abscesses are serious complications of chronic suppurative otitis media (COM). This study included 32 patients presenting with intracranial abscesses from 780 patients hospitalized for treatment of COM. The 32 patients had 59 intracranial complications. Perisinus abscess (13 of 32) was

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