EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMA PRESENTING AS CHRONIC OTITIS-MEDIA - PITFALLS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF AURAL POLYPS IN CHILDREN

Authors
DEROWE A BERNHEIM J OPHIR D
Citation
A. Derowe et al., EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMA PRESENTING AS CHRONIC OTITIS-MEDIA - PITFALLS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF AURAL POLYPS IN CHILDREN, Journal of otolaryngology, 24(4), 1995, pp. 258-260
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Journal of otolaryngology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03816605
Volume
24
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
258 - 260
Database
ISI
SICI code
0381-6605(1995)24:4<258:EGPACO>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The case of a 7-year-old boy with multifocal eosinophilic granuloma, i nitially presumed to be chronic otitis media, is presented. A review o f other similar cases in the literature reveals that a delay in diagno sis is not uncommon, and a high index of suspicion is necessary to avo id an unfavourable outcome. Early in the evaluation of an aural polyp, sufficient biopsies should be performed and computerized tomography s canning should be considered.