Bilateral spontaneous salivary otorrhoea: Case report and a review of the literature

Abstract Spontaneous salivary otorrhoea is an extremely rare clinical entity. Most of the times, salivary otorrhoea results from various forms of trauma. It has also been attributed to the patent foramen of Huschke, and fissures of Santorini. Here, we present a rare case of an 8 year old child prese...

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Published in:International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2015-10, Vol.79 (10), p.1774-1777
Main Authors: Rana, Kanika, Rathore, P.K, Raj, Anoop, Meher, Ravi, Wadhwa, Vikram, Prakash, Anjali, Rajan, Samuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bilateral
Child
Ear Diseases - diagnosis
Ear Diseases - etiology
Ear Diseases - surgery
Fistula - diagnosis
Fistula - surgery
Humans
Male
Otolaryngology
Otorrhoea
Parotid Diseases - diagnosis
Parotid Diseases - surgery
Pediatrics
Rare Diseases - diagnosis
Rare Diseases - surgery
Saliva
Salivary
Salivary Gland Fistula - diagnosis
Salivary Gland Fistula - surgery
Spontaneous
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Summary:Abstract Spontaneous salivary otorrhoea is an extremely rare clinical entity. Most of the times, salivary otorrhoea results from various forms of trauma. It has also been attributed to the patent foramen of Huschke, and fissures of Santorini. Here, we present a rare case of an 8 year old child presenting with salivary discharge from both the ears. The diagnosis was established on the basis of biochemical and radiological investigations. The patient was managed by surgical exploration and ligation of the fistulous tract.
ISSN:0165-5876
1872-8464
DOI:10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.07.032