External Auditory Canal Cholesteatoma Causing Simultaneous Bezold Abscess and Sinus Thrombosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Extra- and intracranial complications of cholesteatoma are rare in the new era of antibiotics. The rarity of the severe complications and the atypical symptoms cause difficulties to set up proper diagnosis and treatment. We report about a 76-year old patient with external auditory canal cholesteatoma causing Bezold abscess and sigmoid sinus thrombosis. The patient underwent canal wall up mastoidectomy and mastoid obliteration with abdominal fat and Bezold abscess drainage. Systemic antibiotic and anticoagulant therapy were applied. The treatment resulted in fast improvement in the general condition of the patient, and the control magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed no recurrence of the disease. Laryngoscope, 131:E1282-E1285, 2021.
Medical subject headings
- Abscess
- Cholesteatoma
- Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial