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Conservative management of Gradenigo syndrome in a child
R Marianowski1, S Rocton, J L Ait-Amer
1Department of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, 11 avenue Franco-Russe, Paris 75007, France. remimarian@aol.com
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
|February 13, 2001
Abstract:
Gradenigo syndrome consists of the association of otitis media, facial pain in regions innervated by the first and second division of trigeminal nerve and abducens nerve paralysis. It is caused by osteitis of the petrous apex (PA) and is a very rare complication of otitis media. Its treatment usually consists in mastoidectomy and antibiotics. We report a case of a 6-year-old child, which was managed medically with a positive outcome.