Otolaryngological Complications of Osteopetrosis

SOMCHAI SRIROMPOTONG, M.D.*, SOMCHART SAENG-SA-ARD, M.D.*, SUPAPORN SRIROMPOTONG, M.D.

Affiliation : * Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.

AbstractOsteopetrosis is a rare inherited bone disease that affects both humans and various mam mals. The authors report on two cases of osteopetrosis with otolaryngological complications. One patient had the childhood form and presented with chronic otitis media and brain abscess. The second patient had the adult form and presented with sinusitis from tooth extraction which developed into chronic osteomyelitis of the maxillary bone.

Keywords : Osteopetrosis, Chronic Otitis Media, Brain Abscess, Osteomyelitis, Maxilla

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