Facial nerve paralysis in malignant otitis externa: comparison of the clinical and paraclinical findings.

CONCLUSION: Nasopharyngeal extension of the inflammation and facial nerve canal erosion might be useful as predictors of facial nerve dysfunction. The elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate is correlated with the increased risk of facial paralysis, and aggressive medical management is more crucial. SIGNIFICANCE: Improvement in predicting the outcome of patients with malignant otitis externa. PMID: 32852248 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Oto-Laryngologica - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: Acta Otolaryngol Source Type: research