Commentary on “Facial nerve sheath tumors”
We appreciate the valuable comments from Dr Mohnish Grover. We refer to case 1 in Table 1, where facial nerve function was House-Brakeman grade 1. This particular patient presented with…
Facial nerve sheath tumors
It was a treat to read your article “The presenting features of middle ear facial nerve sheath tumors: a clinical review” published in the January 2008 volume of this journal….
Clinical and histopathologic examination of ulcerating vocal fold lesions in an immunosuppressed patient
Abstract We present the unique opportunity to correlate videostroboscopic findings with histologic examination. An immunocompromised patient with hoarseness because of ulcerative lesions of both vocal folds of uncertain cause died…
Severe transient hypertension after greater palatine foramen block in a patient taking midodrine
Abstract We report an episode of transient, severe hypertension occurring within 2 minutes of injection of 1% lidocaine with 1:100 000 U of epinephrine in a patient taking midodrine for orthostatic…
Isolated sphenoid mucormycosis presenting as visual impairment: changing trends?
Abstract Mucormycosis of the paranasal sinuses represents an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients whose host defenses have been altered by primary disease or immunosuppressive therapy. The pattern…
Delayed presentation of silent sinus syndrome after orbital trauma
Abstract Objectives We describe the clinical presentation and management of a patient with a remote history of orbital trauma who presented with spontaneous right enophthalmos and radiographic findings consistent with…
Management of temporomandibular-external auditory canal fistulas: a report of 3 cases
1 Introduction A temporomandibular-external auditory canal (EAC) fistula is a permanently lined epithelial tract extending between the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the EAC. True fistulas occur rarely, and there are…
Headlight with fiber-optic xenon light source may cause harm to patients
1 Introduction Burns in patients undergoing surgery and general anesthesia have been reported to occur from different reasons such as electrosurgical and electrocautery units, electrocardiogram, laser, and skin preparation agents…
Contralateral deafness post head injury without temporal bone fractures
Abstract We report an unusual case of contralateral deafness in a 31-year-old man after an uncomplicated blunt force head injury. The patient was presented with a left-sided head injury and…
Cryptococcal meningitis with isolated otologic symptoms
Abstract Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a known complication of cryptococcal meningitis; however, it is unusual for a patient to present with isolated otologic symptoms. We review the case of…
