title: Ear trauma caused by a yucca plant leaf spine.
abstract: Three uncommon cases of ear trauma caused by a yucca plant leaf spine are presented. One patient presented with tympanic perforation and the second with mixed hearing loss after spontaneous closure. The third patient probably had a perilymphatic fistula with subsequent labyrinthitis and hearing loss. Although the yucca is a ubiquitous plant, to the best of our knowledge, such incidents have not been previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel. yoav.talmi@sheba.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Yoav P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Talmi
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: Lela
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Migirov
authors.forename: Jona
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kronenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001299:Audiometry; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000293:injuries*; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010498:Perilymph; D018515:Plant Leaves; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D027623:Yucca / Q000009:adverse effects*