Conservative management of petrous apex abscess and Gradenigo's syndrome in a diabetic patient: Case report and literature review

Guilherme Correa Guimaraes; Paola Piva de Freitas; Vagner Antonio Rodrigues da Silva; Arthur Menino Castilho

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3625

Conservative management of petrous apex abscess and Gradenigo's syndrome in a diabetic patient: Case report and literature review

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Dec 8;9(2):742-746. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3625. eCollection 2021 Feb.

Authors

Guilherme Correa Guimaraes¹, Paola Piva de Freitas¹, Vagner Antonio Rodrigues da Silva¹, Arthur Menino Castilho¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology State University of Campinas Campinas Brazil.

Abstract

The case reported evidences the possibility of nonsurgical treatment in patients with abscesses located in regions difficult to reach surgically due to surgical limitations or possible sequelae related to surgical procedure.

Keywords: case report; diabetes; malignant otitis externa; necrotizing otitis externa; petrous abscess; petrous apicitis.

Publication types

Case Reports