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Facial paralysis secondary to acute otitis media
1Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cooper Hospital University Medical Center, Camden, NJ, USA. verbal2@bellatlantic.net
Pediatric Emergency Care
|November 4, 2000
Abstract:
We describe a case of facial paralysis in a 19-month-old male recently diagnosed with acute otitis media. Results of his physical examination was remarkable for left-sided peripheral facial nerve palsy with an associated middle ear infection. Physicians should understand the etiology, pathophysiology, treatment options, and prognosis of facial palsy in association with otitis media.