Chronic cholesteatomatous otitis media

Authors

  • Yiney Toledo Roque Hospital Universitario Docente Clínico Quirúrgico “Faustino Pérez Hernández”. Matanzas
  • Denis Daniel Asín Rodríguez Hospital Universitario Docente Clínico Quirúrgico “Faustino Pérez Hernández”. Matanzas
  • Silvia Edelys Rivero Jiménez Hospital Universitario Docente Clínico Quirúrgico “Faustino Pérez Hernández”. Matanzas
  • José Miguel Lascano Leiva Hospital Universitario Docente Clínico Quirúrgico “Faustino Pérez Hernández”. Matanzas
  • Sonia Carolina Narváez Almeida Hospital Universitario Docente Clínico Quirúrgico “Faustino Pérez Hernández”. Matanzas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2684-0150

Keywords:

chronic cholesteatomatous otitis media, cholesteatoma, tympanic membrane.

Abstract

Introduction: Cholesteatoma is a cystic structure characterized by the presence of keratin-producing squamous epithelium, which replaces or covers the normal mucosa in the cleft of the middle ear and petrosal apex. It can be the cause of hearing loss, bone destruction and serious complications due to its expansive growth. They are classically classified as congenital and acquired.

Objective:  Describe a case with chronic cholesteatomatous otitis media.

Clinical case: Female patient 54-year-old, with a history of being a smoker, who presents a 4-year history of painless otorrhea of the left ear, accompanied by decreased hearing. Otoscopy showed scanty, fetid, whitish epithelial material in the postero-superior quadrant of the tympanic membrane.

Conclusions: Due to its complexity, its power of bone destruction and its tendency to cause serious complications, cholesteatomatous otitis media requires a thorough study from the clinical and imaging point of view and strict follow-up must be maintained due to the high rate of recurrence.

 

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Author Biography

Sonia Carolina Narváez Almeida, Hospital Universitario Docente Clínico Quirúrgico “Faustino Pérez Hernández”. Matanzas

Especialista de 1er grado de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria. Residente de 3er año Otorrinolaringología , Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello

Published

2022-04-11

How to Cite

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Toledo Roque Y, Asín Rodríguez DD, Rivero Jiménez SE, Lascano Leiva JM, Narváez Almeida SC. Chronic cholesteatomatous otitis media. Rev Cubana Otorrinolaringol Cirug Cabeza Cuello [Internet]. 2022 Apr. 11 [cited 2024 Dec. 28];6(1). Available from: https://revotorrino.sld.cu/index.php/otl/article/view/292

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