title: Bilateral spontaneous salivary otorrhoea: Case report and a review of the literature.
abstract: Spontaneous salivary otorrhoea is an extremely rare clinical entity. Most of the times, salivary otorrhoea results from various forms of trauma. It has also been attributed to the patent foramen of Huschke, and fissures of Santorini. Here, we present a rare case of an 8 year old child presenting with salivary discharge from both the ears. The diagnosis was established on the basis of biochemical and radiological investigations. The patient was managed by surgical exploration and ligation of the fistulous tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Maulana Azad Medical College, and Associated Lok Nayak, G. B. Pant, and G.N.E.C Hospitals, New Delhi 110002, India. Electronic address: dr.rana.kanika@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kanika
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Maulana Azad Medical College, and Associated Lok Nayak, G. B. Pant, and G.N.E.C Hospitals, New Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Rathore
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Maulana Azad Medical College, and Associated Lok Nayak, G. B. Pant, and G.N.E.C Hospitals, New Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: Anoop
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raj
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Maulana Azad Medical College, and Associated Lok Nayak, G. B. Pant, and G.N.E.C Hospitals, New Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meher
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Maulana Azad Medical College, and Associated Lok Nayak, G. B. Pant, and G.N.E.C Hospitals, New Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: Vikram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wadhwa
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak, G.B. Pant and G.N.E.C. Hospitals, New Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: Anjali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Maulana Azad Medical College, and Associated Lok Nayak, G. B. Pant, and G.N.E.C Hospitals, New Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012463:Saliva; D012467:Salivary Gland Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Bilateral; Otorrhoea; Salivary; Spontaneous