Facial Paralysis Associated with Otitis Media with Effusion, Report of a Case

Abstract

The authors report a case of a 2-year-old boy with otitis media with effusion, who developed facial paralysis after acute mastoiditis and acute sinusitis.
The treatment included mastoidectomy, tube insertion, adenoidectomy and irrigation of the affected maxillary sinus.
The facial paralysis began to improve a week after the mastidectomy. The authors pointed that treatment of the paranasal sinuses is also important for a successful management of otitis media with effusion associating complications.