title: Metal spark perforation of the tympanic membrane with deafness and facial paralysis.
abstract: An extremely rare case of traumatic thermal injury of the middle and inner ear with deafness and irreversible peripheral facial palsy is presented. The accident was caused by a metal spark perforating the tympanic membrane during welding.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000293:injuries*; D014896:Welding