A Vocal Cord Polyp: An Atypical Case of Molluscum Contagiosum.

A 44-year-old patient presented with hoarseness of voice and a polypoidal lesion on the left vocal cord. Complete excision was done. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of molluscum contagiosum of the vocal cords.

Ergonomics in ENT Practice.

The term Ergonomics is derived from two Greek words "Ergos" meaning work and "nomos" meaning laws. So, Ergonomics in simple term means "laws of work". It actually concerns with optimizing the relations between a worker and his work of environment.

Tongue Base Schwannoma.

Intraoral schwannomas account for 1% of head and neck schwannoma, with tongue base schwannoma being reported rarely. In an English literature search from 1988 to 2014, not more than 38 cases of tongue base schwannoma have been reported. Large tongue base schwannomas pose a significant risk to airway, thereby calling for an early intervention.

An Unusual Cause of Postaural Swelling: Kimura's Disease.

Introduction: Kimura's disease (KD) is an allergic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology endemic in Orientals. Kimura's disease was first mentioned by Kimm and Szeto in China in 1937. Kimura's disease is commonly encountered in Asia and is mostly reported in Japan, China, Singapore and Honkong.

Use of Intrathecal Fluorescein in Recurrent Meningitis after Cochlear Implantation.

Introduction: Congenital anomalies of the cochlea and labyrinth can be associated with meningitis and varying degrees of hearing loss or deafness. Despite antibiotics, meningitis remains a life threatening complication.

Case Report: We report a case of recurrent meningitis following episodes of otitis media in a cochlear implantee child with bilateral vestibulocochlear malformation, due to fistula in the stapes footplate.

Extragonadal primary yolk sac tumour of temporal bone.

Yolk sac tumour, also known as endodermal sinus tumour (EST) is malignant germ cell tumours usually seen in children less than 3 years of age, involving the testis. We describe a rare case of extragonadal primary yolk sac tumour of the temporal bone in a 2.5 years old child presenting with a left sided post auricular mass and facial nerve palsy.