Renal cholesteatoma or keratinizing desquamative squamous metaplasia is infrequent in adults and rare in children. We report a case of renal cholesteatoma in a 4-year-old male child who was referred to us as a case of multiple renal calculi with hydronephrosis. We also discuss his management with a review of relevant literature.
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Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
May 2024
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011.
Objectives: Middle ear cholesteatoma is a non-tumorous condition that typically leads to hearing loss, bone destruction, and other severe complications. Despite surgery being the primary treatment, the recurrence rate remains high. Therefore, exploring the molecular mechanisms underlying cholesteatoma is crucial for discovering new therapeutic approaches.
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April 2024
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Republican Vilnius University Hospital, Vilnius, LTU.
Parapharyngeal abscess as a cervical complication of chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma is extremely rare. We present the case of a patient with chronic otitis media and cholesteatoma who developed a parapharyngeal abscess following a blunt head trauma. A 65-year-old man with a history of recurrent right purulent otorrhea presented with symptoms of profuse purulent otorrhea, headache, hoarseness, and difficulty swallowing.
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April 2024
Department of Otolaryngology, Deafness and Middle Ear Surgicenter Tokyo Kita Medical Center, 4-17-56, Akabanedai, Kita-ku, Tokyo 115-0053, Japan; Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center 1-847, Amanuma-cho, Omiya 330-0834, Japan.
Objective: External auditory canal cholesteatoma (EACC) is characterized by retained squamous debris within the external canal and variable amounts of localized bone destruction. The etiology of primary EACC remains incompletely understood. This study was conducted to analyze the clinical features and backgrounds of patients with primary EACC and to clarify the risk factors for the occurrence and progression of EACC.
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January 2021
Internal Medicine, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, PAK.
Pneumocephalus is defined as the presence of air inside the cranial vault. Benign and tension pneumocephalus are different ends of the same disease spectrum. Tension pneumocephalus leads to the formation of a pressure gradient, requiring emergent surgical decompression to prevent herniation of the intracranial structures.
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October 2020
Department of Pathology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Delhi, India.
Renal cholesteatoma or keratinizing desquamative squamous metaplasia is infrequent in adults and rare in children. We report a case of renal cholesteatoma in a 4-year-old male child who was referred to us as a case of multiple renal calculi with hydronephrosis. We also discuss his management with a review of relevant literature.
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