Conservative management of Gradenigo's syndrome in a child.
Gradenigo's syndrome, the triad of suppurative otitis media, abducens nerve palsy and pain in the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve, remains a rare complication of otitis media. A case in a paediatric patient is described, successfully managed conservatively. There is little evidence to support increased use of antibiotics in acute otitis media to prevent this complication.
Department of Paediatrics, King's College Hospital, London, UK. trossor@nhs.net
Thomas E
TE
Rossor
Yvonne C
YC
Anderson
Nicholas B
NB
Steventon
Lesley M
LM
Voss
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D059270:Petrositis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000473:pathology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents