title: Non-cholesteatomatous suppurative otitis media: facial nerve palsy in an immunocompromised patient.
abstract: A 47-year-old man developed a complete facial nerve palsy secondary to non-cholesteatomatous suppurative otitis media. At operation, this was seen to be due to destruction of the nerve from halfway along the horizontal segment to a point just distal to the second genu. The history of recent renal transplantation and subsequent immunosuppression was judged to be significant in the pathogenesis of the palsy.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Otolaryngology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hartley
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Lyons
mesh_terms: D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000276:immunology*