Gradenigo syndrome: A rare but serious complication of otitis media

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 384-386

  Lutter, Stephanie A ^a,b   Kerschner, Joseph E ^a   Chusid, Michael J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gradenigo syndrome; Otitis media; Petrous apicitis; Sixth nerve palsy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFDINIR; CEFOTAXIME; DEXAMETHASONE; OFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIPLOPIA; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FEVER; GRADENIGO SYNDROME; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MASTOID; MASTOIDECTOMY; MYRINGOTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OTITIS MEDIA; PETROUS BONE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RARE DISEASE; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TEMPORAL BONE; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; VOMITING;

ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MASTOIDITIS; OTITIS MEDIA; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PETROUS BONE; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20544443986     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000166731.70847.d5     Document Type: Article

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