Gradenigo's syndrome: a rare complication of otitis media.

نویسندگان

  • J de Graaf
  • H Cats
  • A E de Jager
چکیده

A 58-year-old woman developed Gradenigo's syndrome. The clinical signs and symptoms of the otitis were rather atypical and there was a considerable delay before the correct diagnosis was made. The pathophysiology, therapy and differential diagnosis of this syndrome, which has become rare since the introduction of antibiotics, are discussed.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

دوره 90 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1988