Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Cholesteatoma

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

A full feeling or pressure in the ear;
Hearing loss in the affected ear;
Dizziness;
Pain;
Numbness or muscle weakness on one side of the face;

PhysicalFindings

Pain or numbness in the ear or around the ear.
Shiny white irregular mass on otoscope examination; 
Foul-smelling discharge can be present; 
Bone distraction can be visible; 
Conductive hearing loss can be present

ClinicalTests

CT scan

RiskFactors

History of chronic middle ear infections;

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

Mastoiditis;
Brain abscess;
Meningitis;
Spread of the cyst into the brain;

ProgressionFromCondition

Overgrow of desquamated keratin debris within the middle ear space that may eventually erode the ossicular chain and external auditory canal

TreatmentOptions

Surgery, tympanomastoidectomy and reconstruction of the ossicular chain

PharmOptions

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