Trismus and TMJ disorders as first clinical manifestations in an intracranial acquired cholesteatoma

Chiara Copelli; Domenico Catapano; Alfonso Manfuso; Aurelio d'Ecclesia

doi:10.1136/bcr-2021-242460

Trismus and TMJ disorders as first clinical manifestations in an intracranial acquired cholesteatoma

BMJ Case Rep. 2021 May 31;14(5):e242460. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242460.

Authors

Chiara Copelli¹, Domenico Catapano², Alfonso Manfuso³, Aurelio d'Ecclesia³

Affiliations

¹ Head and Neck Department, Operative Unit of Maxillo-Facial Surgery and Otolaryngology, IRCCS Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Puglia, Italy copkids@tin.it.
² Head and Neck Department, Operative Unit of Neurosurgery, IRCCS Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Puglia, Italy.
³ Head and Neck Department, Operative Unit of Maxillo-Facial Surgery and Otolaryngology, IRCCS Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Puglia, Italy.

Abstract

Intracranial extension of acquired cholesteatoma is a rare occurrence that can develop secondary to trauma, chronic otitis media or acquired aural cholesteatoma. The most commonly observed symptoms are headache and hearing loss. The authors report on a rare case of intracranial cholesteatoma presenting with atypic symptoms: swelling and temporomandibular joint disorders.

Keywords: head and neck surgery; neurosurgery; otolaryngology / ENT.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear* / complications
Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear* / diagnostic imaging
Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear* / surgery
Hearing Loss*
Humans
Otitis Media*
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders* / diagnosis
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders* / etiology
Trismus / etiology