title: [Bilateral external auditory canal cholesteatoma - a case report].
abstract: The external auditory canal cholesteatoma is a rare and difficult to diagnose disease. Symptoms are similar to the external ear canal inflammation and can be masked by retained cerumen. In the article we described a case of 22 year old, mentally impairment women with bilateral otorrhea, in the past treated for external ear canal inflammation. The otoscopic examination showed bilateral congenital auditory canal stenosis, with masses obstructing ear canals. Imaging and histopathologic studies revealed bilateral external ear canal cholesteatoma. The patient was qualified for surgery, which, together with a guardian, did not consent. Presented case indicates the necessity for widening the diagnostic of recurrent external ear canal inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital of the Medical University of Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roszkowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital of the Medical University of Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morawska-Kochman
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital of the Medical University of Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Marzena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kubacka
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital of the Medical University of Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Karolina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dorobisz
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital of the Medical University of Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kręcicki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004424:Ear Canal; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038781:Otoscopy; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: external auditory canal cholesteatoma; hearing loss; otorrhea