Introduction: Tuberculous otitis media (TOM) is an uncommon, insidious, and frequently misdiagnosed form of tuberculosis (TB). In particular, TOM is usually secondary to direct transmission from adjacent organs, while the primary form has been rarely reported. The main aim of treatment is to start the patient on an antitubercular regime and early surgical intervention to decompress the facial n...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this study is to evaluate the outcomes and complications associated with early gold weight implantation for management of the paralyzed eyelid. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective review of clinical charts was conducted to analyze results and complications in patients who underwent gold weight implantation within 30 days of onset of facial nerve paralysis and to ...

Bilateral facial nerve paralysis, as compared to unilateral palsyis an extremely rare presentation with serious aetiologies including post infectious like in Guillain-Barre syndrome, infectious including Lyme disease, Infectious Mononucleosis, autoimmune, malignancy (leukaemia) and traumas. We present a rare case of bilateral facial paralysis due to Guillain-Barré syndrome which was successfull...

Permanent facial paralysis is a catastrophic event for involved patients. In long lasting paralysis with severe facial muscles atrophy, masseter muscle transfer is a very good choice. But its greatest problem is postoperative elongation of flap and gradual diminishing of early results and loss of symmetry. This article advocate a new modification for resolving this problem with concomitant elev...

Granulocytic sarcoma (chloroma) is a rare solid, extramedullary tumour composed of immature granulocytes, occurring during granulocytic leukemia. Leukemic involvement of the temporal bone is not uncommon and may present in a variety of ways. Symptomatic facial nerve paralysis is one of these. The authors report a case of facial nerve paralysis as the presenting symptom of leukemic relapse in a ...

OBJECTIVE We report three cases of recurrent, unilateral facial palsy associated with air travel. METHOD The three cases are presented, along with a brief literature review concerning barotrauma and its association with air travel and facial palsy. RESULTS All three patients experienced unilateral facial paralysis during air travel, accompanied by additional symptoms which varied between ca...

OBJECTIVE To develop a new method, videomimicography (VMG), to evaluate facial motor function. METHODS During VMG, 11 landmarks were placed on the face, and 5 movements (forehead lifting, eye closure, nose wrinkling, lip puckering and smiling) with maximal contraction were requested. A digital video film was recorded then fed in a computer to be analyzed. Ten normal subjects were used as norm...

INTRODUCTION Facial paralysis is a devastating condition with profound functional, aesthetic and psychosocial consequences. Tumors within or outside the skull, Bell's palsy and trauma are the most common causes of facial paralysis in adults. CASE PRESENTATION Our patient was a 35-year-old man with deep laceration wounds. The patient was taken to the operating room and the nerves were repaired...

BACKGROUND Ecthyma gangrenosum is an infective lesion of the skin and mucosal membranes. It is most commonly caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the most important risk factors are malignancy and neutropenia. However, it has rarely been reported in children who were previously healthy. Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous has been described as the persistence of the fetal hyaloid vascular...

Metastatic tumors to the temporal bone are very rare. The most common sites of origin of temporal bone metastases are breast, lung, kidney, gastrointestinal tract, larynx, prostate gland, and thyroid gland. The pathogenesis of spread to the temporal bone is most commonly by the hematogenous route. The common otologic symptoms that manifest with facial nerve paralysis are often thought to be due...