A Rare Report of Proliferative Fasciitis of the Ear in a Pediatric Patient.

Nodular fasciitis is a relatively uncommon disorder that occurs in soft tissues and results in a rapidly growing mass predominately found in adults. Proliferative fasciitis is a rarer variant of nodular fasciitis that is typically found in adults over age 40 and is extremely rare in pediatric patients. This case report involves a pediatric patient who presented with a large, posterior, rapidly growing mass on the right ear.

Tapia's Syndrome After Cardiac Surgery: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Tapia's syndrome is considered a neuropraxic injury of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and hypoglossal nerve which commonly presents after postoperative general anesthesia as hoarseness and dysphagia. Clinicians should consider this diagnosis in those presenting with symptoms of cranial nerve X and cranial nerve XII injury in the post-extubation setting for prompt diagnosis and management. Here, we report a rare case of Tapia's syndrome following cardiac surgery which was then treated with carboxymethylcellulose gel implant injection.

Phase-shift treatment for predominant tone tinnitus.

Objectives: To independently evaluate phase-shift treatment for predominant tone tinnitus.

Study Design: Prospective, single-blinded crossover study.

Methods: 61 subjects with predominant tone tinnitus participated in 2 weeks of control and 2 weeks of phase-shift treatment.