Dual aural pathology: Keratosis obturans and cholesteatoma in an adolescent

Keratosis obturans and cholesteatoma has been known as two different entities involving ear. As keratin material are found in both of these entities, it poses a great a diagnostic challenge. Herein, we report on a 14-year-old patient who presented with bilateral reduced hearing with unilateral otalg...

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Main Authors: Nadia, Nur Izzati, Saniasiaya, Jeyasakthy, Gani, Norhaslinda Abdul
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spelling my.um.eprints.349882022-05-09T02:14:39Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/34988/ Dual aural pathology: Keratosis obturans and cholesteatoma in an adolescent Nadia, Nur Izzati Saniasiaya, Jeyasakthy Gani, Norhaslinda Abdul RF Otorhinolaryngology Keratosis obturans and cholesteatoma has been known as two different entities involving ear. As keratin material are found in both of these entities, it poses a great a diagnostic challenge. Herein, we report on a 14-year-old patient who presented with bilateral reduced hearing with unilateral otalgia which turned out to be right keratosis obturans with left cholesteatoma. We would like to highlight on the possibility of dual pathology in a patient which if overlooked could be detrimental ensuing the possible complications. Gazi University 2021 Article PeerReviewed Nadia, Nur Izzati and Saniasiaya, Jeyasakthy and Gani, Norhaslinda Abdul (2021) Dual aural pathology: Keratosis obturans and cholesteatoma in an adolescent. Gazi Medical Journal, 32 (3). pp. 464-465. ISSN 2147-2092, DOI https://doi.org/10.12996/gmj.2021.107 <https://doi.org/10.12996/gmj.2021.107>. 10.12996/gmj.2021.107
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topic RF Otorhinolaryngology
spellingShingle RF Otorhinolaryngology
Nadia, Nur Izzati
Saniasiaya, Jeyasakthy
Gani, Norhaslinda Abdul
Dual aural pathology: Keratosis obturans and cholesteatoma in an adolescent
description Keratosis obturans and cholesteatoma has been known as two different entities involving ear. As keratin material are found in both of these entities, it poses a great a diagnostic challenge. Herein, we report on a 14-year-old patient who presented with bilateral reduced hearing with unilateral otalgia which turned out to be right keratosis obturans with left cholesteatoma. We would like to highlight on the possibility of dual pathology in a patient which if overlooked could be detrimental ensuing the possible complications.
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author Nadia, Nur Izzati
Saniasiaya, Jeyasakthy
Gani, Norhaslinda Abdul
author_facet Nadia, Nur Izzati
Saniasiaya, Jeyasakthy
Gani, Norhaslinda Abdul
author_sort Nadia, Nur Izzati
title Dual aural pathology: Keratosis obturans and cholesteatoma in an adolescent
title_short Dual aural pathology: Keratosis obturans and cholesteatoma in an adolescent
title_full Dual aural pathology: Keratosis obturans and cholesteatoma in an adolescent
title_fullStr Dual aural pathology: Keratosis obturans and cholesteatoma in an adolescent
title_full_unstemmed Dual aural pathology: Keratosis obturans and cholesteatoma in an adolescent
title_sort dual aural pathology: keratosis obturans and cholesteatoma in an adolescent
publisher Gazi University
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/34988/
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