A 17-year-old male patient was admitted because of progressive hearing loss since the age of six. His former blood and radiology investigation had revealed idiopathic hyperphosphatasia. On ENT examination bilateral thickened tympanic membranes with severe mixed-type hearing loss was diagnosed. Computerized tomography (CT) demonstrated expansion of the calvarial bones, including...
Myositis ossificans in the neck
Myositis ossificans is a non-neoplastic heterotopic bone formation within muscle or soft tissues. The most commonly involved muscles are the muscles of the upper arm and thigh. Occurrence in the head and neck is rarely encountered clinically. A 53-year-old Turkish man (farmer) was operated on for traumatic myositis ossificans circumscripta...
Effect of Intratympanic Steroid Application on the Development of Experimental Cholesteatoma
By introducing certain irritants into the middle ear it is possible to produce cholesteatoma. Propylene glycol, the main agent used for this purpose, produces a long-standing inflammation that causes hyperplasia and migration of the epithelium through an intact tympanic membrane. In the present investigation topical prednisolone was used in order...