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Bilateral facial nerve palsy following secretory otitis media

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. J. Premachandra  and
G. Radcliffe
D. J. Premachandra*
Affiliation:
London
G. Radcliffe
Affiliation:
London
*
D. J. Premachandra F.R.C.S., Senior E.N.T. Registrar, Kent and Sussex Hospital, Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 8AT
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Abstract

Facial nerve palsy is a known complication of acute suppurative otitis media. Cases of facial nerve palsy following secretory otitis media have not been reported in the world literature. We report a case of bilateral facial nerve palsy following secretory otitis media.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 7 , July 1989 , pp. 685
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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