TY - JOUR
AU - Boyd, Edgar M.
AB - Facial paralysis and inflammatory pseudotumor of the facial nerve in a child JOE B. WISEMAN, MD, MOISES A. ARRIAGA, MD, GLENN D. HOUSTON, DDS, and EDGAR M. BOYD, MD, San Antonio, Texas |nflammatory pseudotumor of the facial nerve is a rare entity. Acute facial paralysis in a child can have several different causes including trauma, tumors, autoimmune diseases, and infectious factors such as otitis media. We present a case of inflammatory pseudotumor of the facial nerve in a child with otitis media that manifested as acute facial nerve palsy. CASE REPORT A 4-year-old boy with a history of left otitis media unresponsive to oral antibiotics for 15 .days experienced complete left facial paralysis. The patient was admitted to another hospital where pressure equalization tubes were placed and intravenous nafcillin, intravenous dexameth- asone (Decadron), and gentamicin (Garamycin) ear drops were immediately instituted. The patient was transferred to our facility 4 days later. Fig. 1. Preoperative axial computed tomography scan with Physical examination was remarkable for a House- bone algorithm reveals a 5-mm soft tissue density adjacent to Brackrnann grade VI facial function on the left side. the vertical portion of the facial nerve. Long arrow points to Normal tearing was 
TI - Facial Paralysis and Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Facial Nerve in a Child
JO - Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
DO - 10.1016/s0194-59989570033-1
DA - 1995-12-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/facial-paralysis-and-inflammatory-pseudotumor-of-the-facial-nerve-in-a-tNFggPWS82
SP - 826
EP - 828
VL - 113
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
ER -