A rare case of primary otoscleroma of the middle ear

We report an extremely rare case of primary otoscleroma. We present a case report and a review of the world literature concerning otoscleroma. An adult woman presented with chronic suppurative otitis media with tubotympanic disease and conductive hearing loss. On mastoid exploration, dark granulatio...

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 2012-12, Vol.126 (12), p.1276-1277
Main Authors: Kakeri, A R, Patel, A H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Records
Ear Diseases - diagnosis
Ear Diseases - drug therapy
Ear Diseases - surgery
Ear, auditive nerve, cochleovestibular tract, facial nerve: diseases, semeiology
Ear, Middle
Eardrum
Ent and stomatologic bacterial diseases
Female
Hearing Loss, Conductive - etiology
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Larynx
Medical sciences
Non tumoral diseases
Otitis Media, Suppurative - etiology
Otolaryngology
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Rhinoscleroma - diagnosis
Rhinoscleroma - drug therapy
Rhinoscleroma - surgery
Streptomycin - therapeutic use
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Summary:We report an extremely rare case of primary otoscleroma. We present a case report and a review of the world literature concerning otoscleroma. An adult woman presented with chronic suppurative otitis media with tubotympanic disease and conductive hearing loss. On mastoid exploration, dark granulations were seen, which were identified as otoscleroma on histopathological examination. The patient responded well to streptomycin. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of primary otoscleroma in the world literature. This case indicates that Frisch's bacillus can also spread to the middle ear.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1017/S0022215112002174