Tip - Petrositis With Bilateral Abducens Nerve Palsies complicated by Acute Otitis Media

Published 10 years ago | Submitted by David Guffroy

Petrous apicitis is a rare but fatal complication of otitis media. An infection within the middle ear can extend within the temporal bone into the air cells of the petrous apex. With only the thin dura mater separating the trigeminal ganglion and the ...

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