Facial nerve palsy as a complication of an acute otitis media
Adam Mohamad1, Rohaida Ibrahim1, Irfan Mohamad2
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Pediatr Med Rodz 2019, 15 (1), p. 85–87
DOI:
10.15557/PiMR.2019.0015
Abstract
Acute otitis media is an infection of abrupt onset that occurs in the middle ear. It usually presents with ear pain. In young children, common presentations include fever, reduced oral intake, ear discharge, irritability and poor sleep. We describe a rare case of acute otitis media presenting with facial nerve palsy without any ear symptoms that resolved after myringotomy and grommet insertion.
Keywords
acute otitis media, facial nerve palsy, myringotomy, grommet insertion
