[Facial paralysis of infectious origin in patients receiving cochlear implants]
| Autor: | Pablo Santos Gorjón, Fernando Sánchez González, Ángel Batuecas Caletrío, Santiago Santa Cruz Ruiz, Paloma Santa Cruz Ruiz, Agustín del Cañizo Álvarez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Prosthesis-Related Infections Acute otitis media Facial Paralysis Corticosteroid treatment Pneumococcal Infections medicine Humans In patient Aged Total recovery business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Parenteral antibiotic General Medicine Middle Aged Staphylococcal Infections medicine.disease Facial paralysis Surgery stomatognathic diseases Otitis Media Peripheral Facial Paralysis Cochlear Implants Acute Disease Female business |
| Zdroj: | Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola. 59(6) |
| ISSN: | 0001-6519 |
| Popis: | Peripheral facial paralysis during cochlear implant surgery appears in 0.43 % of adults and 0.39 % of children. Peripheral facial paralysis secondary to acute otitis media is very rare in adults, while the incidence in children remains between 0.19 % and 0.45 %. We present 3 cases of patients who underwent cochlear implant surgery at our department, and who presented peripheral facial paralysis secondary to acute otitis media. The procedure is similar to facial paralysis secondary to acute otitis media in children. Treatment consists of parenteral antibiotic and corticosteroid treatment. Prognosis is favourable, with a total recovery of facial function in 1 or more months. |
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