Surgical Treatment for Epstein-Barr Virus Otomastoiditis Complicated by Facial Nerve Paralysis: A Case Report of Two Young Brothers and Review of Literature
| Autor: | Evelien van Eeten, Dirk Kunst, Hubert T. Faber |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Mastoiditis Epstein-Barr Virus Infections medicine.medical_treatment Facial Paralysis Mastoidectomy Mastoid 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Paralysis medicine Humans Otitis Epstein–Barr virus infection business.industry Siblings Infant General Medicine medicine.disease Facial nerve Facial paralysis Surgery Treatment Outcome Otorhinolaryngology Child Preschool Differential diagnosis medicine.symptom business Otologic Surgical Procedures 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Rare cancers Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 9] |
| Zdroj: | Journal of International Advanced Otology, 13, 1, pp. 143-146 Journal of International Advanced Otology, 13, 143-146 |
| ISSN: | 1308-7649 |
| Popis: | Contains fulltext : 174304.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) We report the case of two young brothers with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) otomastoiditis complicated by a facial nerve paralysis. The boys, aged 7 months (patient A) and 2 years and 8 months (patient B), were diagnosed with a facial nerve paralysis House-Brackmann (HB) grade IV (A) and V (B). After unsuccessful pharmacological treatment, patient A underwent mastoidectomy and atticoantrotomy and patient B underwent a transmastoidal surgical decompression of the facial nerve. They recovered to HB grades I and II facial nerve palsy (FNP), respectively. Although rare and relatively unknown, EBV should be considered in the differential diagnosis of children with FNP of unknown cause. Surgical intervention may be a viable therapy with good recovery. |
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