Extramedullary hematopoiesis of the middle ear.
A 22-year-old man with sickle cell disease developed a conductive hearing loss as a result of extramedullary hematopoiesis in the right middle ear. This is the first reported case of conductive hearing loss from extramedullary hematopoiesis and only the second report of extramedullary hematopoiesis in the middle ear.
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago 60612.
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D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000503:physiopathology*; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology*; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000209:etiology*; D006411:Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male