Ear cholesteatoma with intracranial complication in the context of COVID-19 pandem-ic: Case report and literature review

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Diego Navarro A.
Jorge Hidalgo S.
Ilson Sepúlveda A.
Thomas Schmidt P.

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cholesteatomatous chronic otitis media, intracranial complications, otogenic meningitis, COVID-19

Abstract

Complicated chronic cholesteatomatous media otitis (CCMO) is an unusual condition nowadays. Complications have traditionally been classified as extracranial and intracranial. The last one entails a higher risk for patients due to high morbi-mortality and neurological consequences associated. Suitable medical care and otorhinolaryngological attention among with preventive measures in pediatric age have decreased the incidence of cholesteatomas and their complications. The following, is the case of a 50-year-old patient treated for CCMO at Guillermo Grant Benavente Hospital in Concepcion (Chile) complicated due to meningoencephalitis and infectious vasculitis without early diagnose due to COVID-19 pandemic. Diagnostic methodology and therapeutic management are exposed.

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