title: Computed tomography findings of labyrinthitis ossificans secondary to meningitis: a case report.
abstract: A 26-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with chronic left ear drainage. He had a history of meningitis when he was a child. Computed tomography (CT) of the temporal bone showed complete obliteration of the otic labyrinth by sclerotic tissue. Based on CT findings, the patient was diagnosed as labyrinthitis ossificans. Computed tomography is an appropriate method of examination for the identification of labyrinthitis ossificans and is of particular importance for the evaluation of patients before cochlear implantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medicine Faculty of Başkent University Adana Research Medical Center, Adana, Turkey. obarutcu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ozlem Barutçu
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Saygili
authors.forename: Banu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Topçu
authors.forename: N Cağla
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Tarhan
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yavuz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015834:Cochlear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007762:Labyrinthitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed