title: Juvenile otosclerosis: a case presentation and review of the literature.
abstract: Otosclerosis in childhood and adolescence or juvenile otosclerosis is a rare disorder resulting in conductive hearing loss. A 9-year-old boy presented to our clinic, suffering from moderate hearing loss. According to his parents, his hearing acuity had progressively deteriorated over the past 2 years. Otoscopy and tympanometry revealed bilateral secretory otitis media and the patient underwent bilateral grommet insertion. However, he continued to report of hearing loss and a right exploratory tympanotomy was performed. Stapedial fixation was confirmed, being compatible with juvenile otosclerosis, and we proceeded to a right stapedotomy. One year later, follow-up showed satisfactory outcome with an air-bone gap closure to 10 dB. Juvenile otosclerosis with the coexistence of persistent secretory otitis media can be overlooked. Affected children from 9 years of age are strongly motivated to undergo stapes surgery for juvenile otosclerosis, following parental consent.
authors.affiliation: Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Markou
authors.affiliation: 1st ENT Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stavrakas
authors.affiliation: 1st ENT Department, AHEPA University General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Petros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Karkos
authors.affiliation: 1st ENT Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Psillas
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000150:complications; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000379:methods