Cranial complications of otitis media with paralysis of the contralateral sixth cranial pair in pediatrics

We report the case of a 9-year-old girl with no disease history who presented with otitis media, otorrhea, intracranial hypertension syndrome, and paralysis of the VI cranial nerve contralateral to the lesion. A computed tomography scan of the skull and a brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed chronic otomastoiditis, petrous apicitis, and thrombosis of the transverse and sigmoid sinus, the jugular bulb, and the right internal jugular vein. She received antibiotics and surgical treatment. This case shows the spectrum of intra and extracranial complications associated with acute otitis media in the antibiotic era. The physical examination allows early identification of intracranial hypertension with signs such as papilledema and sixth contralateral nerve palsy as an unusual finding.PMID:34214262 | PMC:PMC8372842 | DOI:10.7705/biomedica.5763
Source: Biomedica : Revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research