Floating labyrinth
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Resumo: | We report a case of a 67-year-old female patient that presented to the emergency department with complete right facial paralysis, progressive hearing loss and chronic otorrhea. A unique finding on CT scan is reported: a “floating labyrinth” – cochlea, vestibule and semicircular canals extensively surrounded by soft tissue density material but with intact thinned otic capsule walls. A transotic approach was performed for removal of noncholesteatomatous inflammatory tissue; intravenous antibiotics and corticosteroids led to partial recovery of facial nerve function. A chronic suppurative otitis media with necrotic osteomyelitis and bony sequestrum in a severe context of AIDS is the likely cause. An immunosuppressive disease should be suspected in atypical presentations of chronic suppurative otitis media without cholesteatoma. |
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Floating labyrinthA unique finding on CT scanAIDSBony sequestrumChronic suppurative otitis mediaCT scanFloating labyrinthLabyrinthitisRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingWe report a case of a 67-year-old female patient that presented to the emergency department with complete right facial paralysis, progressive hearing loss and chronic otorrhea. A unique finding on CT scan is reported: a “floating labyrinth” – cochlea, vestibule and semicircular canals extensively surrounded by soft tissue density material but with intact thinned otic capsule walls. A transotic approach was performed for removal of noncholesteatomatous inflammatory tissue; intravenous antibiotics and corticosteroids led to partial recovery of facial nerve function. A chronic suppurative otitis media with necrotic osteomyelitis and bony sequestrum in a severe context of AIDS is the likely cause. An immunosuppressive disease should be suspected in atypical presentations of chronic suppurative otitis media without cholesteatoma.NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM)RUNCorreia, FilipeSousa, RitaDomingues, Jorge2020-09-23T22:19:37Z2020-112020-11-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article4application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/104614eng1930-0433PURE: 19959093https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.08.021info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T04:50:08Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/104614Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:40:17.392006Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Floating labyrinth A unique finding on CT scan |
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Floating labyrinth |
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Floating labyrinth Correia, Filipe AIDS Bony sequestrum Chronic suppurative otitis media CT scan Floating labyrinth Labyrinthitis Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
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Floating labyrinth |
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Floating labyrinth |
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Floating labyrinth |
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Floating labyrinth |
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Floating labyrinth |
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Correia, Filipe |
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Correia, Filipe Sousa, Rita Domingues, Jorge |
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Sousa, Rita Domingues, Jorge |
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NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM) RUN |
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Correia, Filipe Sousa, Rita Domingues, Jorge |
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AIDS Bony sequestrum Chronic suppurative otitis media CT scan Floating labyrinth Labyrinthitis Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
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AIDS Bony sequestrum Chronic suppurative otitis media CT scan Floating labyrinth Labyrinthitis Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
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We report a case of a 67-year-old female patient that presented to the emergency department with complete right facial paralysis, progressive hearing loss and chronic otorrhea. A unique finding on CT scan is reported: a “floating labyrinth” – cochlea, vestibule and semicircular canals extensively surrounded by soft tissue density material but with intact thinned otic capsule walls. A transotic approach was performed for removal of noncholesteatomatous inflammatory tissue; intravenous antibiotics and corticosteroids led to partial recovery of facial nerve function. A chronic suppurative otitis media with necrotic osteomyelitis and bony sequestrum in a severe context of AIDS is the likely cause. An immunosuppressive disease should be suspected in atypical presentations of chronic suppurative otitis media without cholesteatoma. |
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1930-0433 PURE: 19959093 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.08.021 |
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