Metal spark perforation of the tympanic membrane with deafness and facial paralysis.
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.
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