Hemifacial spasm caused by cholesteatoma.
Hemifacial spasm is a rare disease. Usually a specific etiologic factor is not found and nonspecific treatments are used. A case of hemifacial spasm secondary to a middle ear cholesteatoma is presented. This origin should be considered in any patient who has hemifacial spasm.
D000368:Aged; D001300:Audiometry, Evoked Response; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D004432:Ear, Middle; D005152:Facial Muscles; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000209:etiology*