Atypical Gradenigo Syndrome in an Elderly Man Resolved with Mastoidectomy and Petrous Apicectomy
Gradenigo syndrome (GS) was described primarily in the paediatric population, especially in the pre-antibiotic era. GS is rarely reported in the elderly population, especially in the post-antibiotic era. We present the rare case of a 67-year-old man who presented with an incomplete triad of symptoms...
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| author | Azizullah Beran Nameer Aladamat Mustafa Alchalabi Mohammed Mhanna Omar Srour Yasmin Khader Ammar Kayyali |
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| description | Gradenigo syndrome (GS) was described primarily in the paediatric population, especially in the pre-antibiotic era. GS is rarely reported in the elderly population, especially in the post-antibiotic era. We present the rare case of a 67-year-old man who presented with an incomplete triad of symptoms (without abducens nerve palsy) of GS that failed medical therapy and was successfully treated with surgical intervention (mastoidectomy and petrous apicectomy). Physicians should be familiar with atypical presenting symptoms of GS as it can lead to life-threatening complications, especially in the elderly. GS cases resistant to medical therapy may require prompt appropriate imaging studies and surgical intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b22001a62dc04ca595a37fe405fc46862022-12-22T01:44:34ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942022-07-0110.12890/2022_0034332968Atypical Gradenigo Syndrome in an Elderly Man Resolved with Mastoidectomy and Petrous ApicectomyAzizullah Beran0Nameer Aladamat1Mustafa Alchalabi2Mohammed Mhanna3Omar Srour4Yasmin Khader5Ammar Kayyali6Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA Department of Neurology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USADepartment of Neurology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USAGradenigo syndrome (GS) was described primarily in the paediatric population, especially in the pre-antibiotic era. GS is rarely reported in the elderly population, especially in the post-antibiotic era. We present the rare case of a 67-year-old man who presented with an incomplete triad of symptoms (without abducens nerve palsy) of GS that failed medical therapy and was successfully treated with surgical intervention (mastoidectomy and petrous apicectomy). Physicians should be familiar with atypical presenting symptoms of GS as it can lead to life-threatening complications, especially in the elderly. GS cases resistant to medical therapy may require prompt appropriate imaging studies and surgical intervention.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/3433gradenigo syndromeelderlyabducens nerve palsy |
| spellingShingle | Azizullah Beran Nameer Aladamat Mustafa Alchalabi Mohammed Mhanna Omar Srour Yasmin Khader Ammar Kayyali Atypical Gradenigo Syndrome in an Elderly Man Resolved with Mastoidectomy and Petrous Apicectomy European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine gradenigo syndrome elderly abducens nerve palsy |
| title | Atypical Gradenigo Syndrome in an Elderly Man Resolved with Mastoidectomy and Petrous Apicectomy |
| title_full | Atypical Gradenigo Syndrome in an Elderly Man Resolved with Mastoidectomy and Petrous Apicectomy |
| title_fullStr | Atypical Gradenigo Syndrome in an Elderly Man Resolved with Mastoidectomy and Petrous Apicectomy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Atypical Gradenigo Syndrome in an Elderly Man Resolved with Mastoidectomy and Petrous Apicectomy |
| title_short | Atypical Gradenigo Syndrome in an Elderly Man Resolved with Mastoidectomy and Petrous Apicectomy |
| title_sort | atypical gradenigo syndrome in an elderly man resolved with mastoidectomy and petrous apicectomy |
| topic | gradenigo syndrome elderly abducens nerve palsy |
| url | https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/3433 |
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