A Recurrent Misdiagnosed and Maltreated Case of Keratosis Obturans

Keratosis obturans is an obscure entity characterized by accumulation of desquamated keratinous material in the bony portion of the external auditory canal. Patients with this condition typically present with severe otalgia, conductive hearing loss, and global widening of the external auditory canal...

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Published in:Case reports in otolaryngology 2019-01, Vol.2019 (2019), p.1-4
Main Authors: Ebrahim, Mahmoud A. K., AlBader, Abdulmohsen K., AlObaid, Faisal, Alarouj, Hamoud
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
Case reports
Clinics
Diagnosis
Eardrum
Ears & hearing
Hearing loss
Keratin
Keratosis
Neurological disorders
Otolaryngology
Otology
Patients
Surgery
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Summary:Keratosis obturans is an obscure entity characterized by accumulation of desquamated keratinous material in the bony portion of the external auditory canal. Patients with this condition typically present with severe otalgia, conductive hearing loss, and global widening of the external auditory canal. We present a case of keratosis obturans that was misdiagnosed as impacted wax. The case was diagnosed and managed by microscope-guided examination with the patient under general anesthesia.
ISSN:2090-6765
2090-6773
DOI:10.1155/2019/9095747