Acute Bacterial Meningitis and Petrous Apicitis in a Child with Aplasia Cutis Congenita: A Case Report

• Published in: Journal of International Advanced Otology Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 355 - 359
• Main Authors: Saldanha, Marina, Nayar, Vhaishakh, Augustine, Benita Anna, Shenoy, Rathika D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ankara Mediterranean Society for Otology and Audiology 01-07-2023; European Academy of Otology and Neurotology and the Politzer Society; AVES
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Autoimmune diseases; Biopsy; Case Report; Case reports; Cerebrospinal fluid; Children & youth; Chronic illnesses; Congenital diseases; Ear diseases; Eardrum; Ewings sarcoma; Fever; Histopathology; Inflammation; Informed consent; Medical imaging; Meningitis; Neuroimaging; Neurological disorders; Pediatrics; Tomography; Tumors
• ISSN: 1308-7649; 2148-3817
• DOI: 10.5152/iao.2023.22888

A review on postoperative day 15 and day 30 showed an intact tympanic membrane with a normal appearance. The dilemma in the case management was due to the imaging showing a chronic disease process in the absence of ear findings. Rhabdomyosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma are other malignant neoplasms with soft tissue mass at the PA in the imaging.4,7 Congenital cholesteatoma usually presents with symptoms of hearing loss, facial paralysis, or tinnitus. Author Contributions: Concept - M.S., R.D.S.; Design - M.S., B.A.A.; Supervision - R.D.S.; Funding - N/A; Materials - V.N., B.A.A.; Data Collection and/or Processing - V.N., M.S.; Analysis and/or Interpretation - M.S., R.D.S.; Literature Review - B.A.A; Writing - M.S., R.D.S.; Critical Review - R.D.S. Acknowledgment: The authors would like to thank Dr. K.V. Tejaswi, Senior Resident, Department of Radiodiagnosis, KS Hegde Medical Academy, NITTE (Deemed to be University) for his guidance.