Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3174814 | Revue de Stomatologie et de Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Osteomyelitis is an extremely unusual complication of invasive otitis externa. Diffusion of the infection toward the temporomandibular joint can be secondary to an osteitis of the bony canal or spread via congenital dehiscences of the external auditory canal. Pain, limitation of mouth opening and auricular swelling are the main clinical signs. Treatment is essentially medical, based on adapted antibiotic therapy.
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Authors
N. Nazih, A. Filali, M. Boulaïch, H. Jamal, A. Oujilal, A. Lazrak, M. Kzadri,