A Recurrent Misdiagnosed and Maltreated Case of Keratosis Obturans
Keratosis obturans is an obscure entity characterized by accumulation of desquamated keratinous material in the bony portion of the external auditory canal. Patients with this condition typically present with severe otalgia, conductive hearing loss, and global widening of the external auditory canal...
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| author | Hamoud Alarouj Faisal AlObaid Abdulmohsen K. AlBader Mahmoud A. K. Ebrahim |
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| description | Keratosis obturans is an obscure entity characterized by accumulation of desquamated keratinous material in the bony portion of the external auditory canal. Patients with this condition typically present with severe otalgia, conductive hearing loss, and global widening of the external auditory canal. We present a case of keratosis obturans that was misdiagnosed as impacted wax. The case was diagnosed and managed by microscope-guided examination with the patient under general anesthesia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a0bdea4710f34b7dbcfdd3ddd1720fbe2025-08-20T03:38:09ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732019-01-01201910.1155/2019/90957479095747A Recurrent Misdiagnosed and Maltreated Case of Keratosis ObturansHamoud Alarouj0Faisal AlObaid1Abdulmohsen K. AlBader2Mahmoud A. K. Ebrahim3Consultant Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Farwaniya Hospital, Ministry of Health, Farwaniya, KuwaitConsultant Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Head of ENT Department, Farwaniya Hospital, Ministry of Health, Farwaniya, KuwaitFarwaniya Hospital, Ministry of Health, Farwaniya, KuwaitFarwaniya Hospital, Ministry of Health, Farwaniya, KuwaitKeratosis obturans is an obscure entity characterized by accumulation of desquamated keratinous material in the bony portion of the external auditory canal. Patients with this condition typically present with severe otalgia, conductive hearing loss, and global widening of the external auditory canal. We present a case of keratosis obturans that was misdiagnosed as impacted wax. The case was diagnosed and managed by microscope-guided examination with the patient under general anesthesia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9095747 |
| spellingShingle | Hamoud Alarouj Faisal AlObaid Abdulmohsen K. AlBader Mahmoud A. K. Ebrahim A Recurrent Misdiagnosed and Maltreated Case of Keratosis Obturans Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | A Recurrent Misdiagnosed and Maltreated Case of Keratosis Obturans |
| title_full | A Recurrent Misdiagnosed and Maltreated Case of Keratosis Obturans |
| title_fullStr | A Recurrent Misdiagnosed and Maltreated Case of Keratosis Obturans |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Recurrent Misdiagnosed and Maltreated Case of Keratosis Obturans |
| title_short | A Recurrent Misdiagnosed and Maltreated Case of Keratosis Obturans |
| title_sort | recurrent misdiagnosed and maltreated case of keratosis obturans |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9095747 |
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