TY  - EJOU
AU  - Boboc, B. Christian Mathew
AU  - Ciocani, C. Sonja
AU  - Morar, M. Raluca
AU  - Kis, K. Andreea
AU  - Chioreanu, C. Alexandru
AU  - Horhat, H. Ioana Delia
AU  - Mot, M. Ion Cristian
AU  - Poenaru, P. Marioara
TI  - Facial Nerve Paralysis in a 54-Year-Old Woman with Exacerbated Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media and Chronic Mastoiditis: A Case Report
T2  - Central European Annals of Clinical Research

PY  - 2019
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
SN  - 2668-7305

AB  - We present the case of a 54-year old woman diagnosed with chronic suppurative otitis media, who was admitted to the ENT Department with four-week-old, sudden-onset, left-sided facial nerve paralysis, and ipsilateral otalgia and hemicrania. Physical examination revealed positive signs of acute postaural inflammation. The patient’s facial nerve paralysis was scored as VI, according to the House-Brackmann scale. A cranio-facial computer tomography examination revealed mastoid cavity opacification, mucosal hypertrophy, and signs of chronic osteitis, with minimal mucous accumulation. The patient underwent a radical modified mastoidectomy with type-I tympanoplasty to verify the presence of a cholesteatoma, and to remove the offending lesions. Post-operatively, patient evolution was favorable, and prognosis remained encouraging. The patient’s evolution will be followed by check-ups every three months to assess progress and benefits of the treatment.
KW  - facial nerve paralysis
KW  - chronic suppurative otitis
KW  - chronic mastoiditis
DO  - 10.35995/ceacr1010006