Successful prolonged conservative treatment of Gradenigo's syndrome in a 4-year-old girl: A case report and literature review

Gradenigo's syndrome, one of the complications of middle ear infection, is characterised by persistent otorrhoea, pain in the region innervated by the first and second divisions of the trigeminal nerve and ipsilateral abducens nerve palsy. We report the case of a 4-year-old girl with Gradenigo&...

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Published in:	International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology extra Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 100 - 103
Main Authors:	Marteau, Elodie, Georget-Bouquinet, Emilie, Verlhac, Suzanne, Gauthier, Anne, Remus, Natacha, Madhi, Fouad
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-03-2011
Subjects:	Acute otitis media Antibiotics Bone Complications Computed tomography Gradenigo's syndrome Infection Intervention Literature reviews Mastoiditis Pain Petrositis Sixth nerve palsy Surgery Sixth nerve palsy Acute otitis media Mastoiditis Petrositis Gradenigo's syndrome
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Summary:	Gradenigo's syndrome, one of the complications of middle ear infection, is characterised by persistent otorrhoea, pain in the region innervated by the first and second divisions of the trigeminal nerve and ipsilateral abducens nerve palsy. We report the case of a 4-year-old girl with Gradenigo's syndrome. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging provided evidence of infection of the apex of the petrous temporal bone. The patient received an appropriate antibiotic therapy but the recurrence of symptoms responded to the prolongation of a conservative treatment without surgical intervention.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23
ISSN:	1871-4048 1871-4048
DOI:	10.1016/j.pedex.2010.04.005