title: Foreign body resulting in chronic otomastoiditis and facial palsy.
abstract: We present a case of a foreign body in the ear of 5-year-old girl child. She presented with features of chronic suppurative otitis media with facial nerve palsy. On exploration exuberant granulation was found in attic and middle ear. A foreign body (seed) was found buried within the granulation tissue which was removed. Bony facial canal was dehiscent in the tympanic segment. She had recovery of facial nerve function. The case is being reported to increase awareness among otolaryngologist and to consider foreign body as a differential diagnosis in cases of complicated CSOM; especially in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolarngology and Head & Neck surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. Electronic address: roshanverma@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Roshan Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolarngology and Head & Neck surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Bhumika
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolarngology and Head & Neck surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Naresh K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Panda
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000209:etiology*; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Chronic suppurative otitis media; Dehiscent facial nerve; Facial palsy; Foreign body (seed)