Post-traumatic cholesteatoma.
Post-traumatic cholesteatoma often presents many years after the original injury. This case occurred 24 years after a head injury which represents the longest recorded interval. A further interesting feature was that the patient presented with an infected skull prosthesis that was inserted at the time of the original injury.
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ENT Department, Southampton General Hospital.
D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000209:etiology*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000293:injuries; D013997:Time Factors