Dysgeusia and cholesteatoma.
OBJECTIVE
To describe an individual with cholesteatoma whose sole presenting symptom was dysgeusia.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
A retrospective review of an individual presenting with dysgeusia without any hearing loss, otorrhea, or imbalance who was found to have chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma.


RESULTS
Surgical exploration confirmed the presence of cholesteatoma and identified an intact but attenuated chorda tympani nerve. The dysgeusia persisted after surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
The anatomical course of the chorda tympani and the usual routes of expansion of cholesteatoma sacs indicates a higher incidence of dysgeusia with cholesteatoma. Further elucidation is necessary to determine the true incidence of this complaint with cholesteatoma.
Kim
Harold H
HH
Wilson Ear Clinic, Portland, OR, USA. galbey@yahoo.com
Kim
Edsel U
EU
Wilson
David F
DF
D000328:Adult; D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002814:Chorda Tympani Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004408:Dysgeusia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed