Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after mastoid surgery in a child.
We present a case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after mastoid surgery in an 11-year-old child. The aim of this paper is to increase awareness about a previously unreported and an unusual neurological complication of cholesteatoma and mastoid surgery.
Khan
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Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK. drnaveedahmadkhan@doctors.org.uk
Bhalla
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de Goede
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Rothera
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Ismayl
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D002648:Child; D018450:Disease Progression; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome