[Peripheral facial palsy in children: an unusual manifestation of foreign body in the ear].
| Autor: | Randrianandraina PM; Service d´Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie et Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Professeur Zafisaona Gabriel, Mahajanga, Madagascar., Randrianirina HH; Service d´Anesthésie-Réanimation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Professeur Zafisaona Gabriel, Mahajanga, Madagascar., Fare AT; Service d´Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie et Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Professeur Zafisaona Gabriel, Mahajanga, Madagascar., Andriamahenina AM; Service d´Ophtalmologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Professeur Zafisaona Gabriel, Mahajanga, Madagascar., Andriambelo RH; Service d´Ophtalmologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Professeur Zafisaona Gabriel, Mahajanga, Madagascar., Andrianarimanana DK; Faculté de Médecine, Université de Mahajanga, Mahajanga, Madagascar., Rakoto FA; Faculté de Médecine, Université d´Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar. |
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| Jazyk: | francouzština |
| Zdroj: | The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2020 Aug 17; Vol. 36, pp. 284. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 17 (Print Publication: 2020). |
| DOI: | 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.284.24308 |
| Abstrakt: | Foreign bodies in the ear are common in children but they rarely lead to complications. We here report a rare case of homolateral facial palsy in a 4-year old female child that occurred 15 days after introduction of toxic foreign body (Abrus precatorius seed) in her ear. The patients had signs of local necrosis associated with external otitis, without systemic involvement. Foreign body extraction was performed using micro-hook. Local and general treatments as well as corticosteroid therapy and physiotherapy were started with good outcome after three weeks. Prolonged stay of the foreign body in the ear can cause local infection resulting in potential functional complications. Early extraction and local treatment are the basis for treatment. Competing Interests: Les auteurs ne déclarent aucun conflit d´intérêts. (Copyright: Patrick Maholisoa Randrianandraina et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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