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**Their accumulation results in a slowly expanding mass
**Their accumulation results in a slowly expanding mass
**Sac of dead skin cells growing in middle ear on out of surface of TM
**Sac of dead skin cells growing in middle ear on out of surface of TM
*Can destroy ossicles and expand into mastoid (rarely, intracranially)
*Can destroy ossicles and expand into mastoid (rarely, intracranially causing [[brain abscess]] or [[meningitis]])
*Often chronically infected with intermittent drainage
*Often chronically infected with intermittent drainage


==Clinical Features==
==Clinical Features==
 
*Conductive [[hearing loss]]
*May be associated with imbalance and facial weakness
*Retraction of TM around ossicles
*Formation of cholesteatoma that can retract into the attic of the middle ear


==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==
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==Evaluation==
==Evaluation==
 
*Clinical diagnosis
*Consider CT for examination of ossicle encasement


==Management==
==Management==
 
*ENT referral


==Disposition==
==Disposition==
 
*Outpatient, unless complicated intracranial process
*Many patients require second-look surgical procedure after first


==See Also==
==See Also==
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==References==
==References==
*Schraff SA and Strasnick B. Pediatric cholesteatoma: A retrospective review. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. Volume 70, Issue 3, March 2006, Pages 385-393.
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Revisión actual - 15:02 10 feb 2021

Background

  • Commonly secondary to Eustachian tube dysfunction, which retracts TM
  • A retraction pocket forms and desquamating skin cells are trapped
    • Usually in "attic" involving pars flaccida
    • Their accumulation results in a slowly expanding mass
    • Sac of dead skin cells growing in middle ear on out of surface of TM
  • Can destroy ossicles and expand into mastoid (rarely, intracranially causing brain abscess or meningitis)
  • Often chronically infected with intermittent drainage

Clinical Features

  • Conductive hearing loss
  • May be associated with imbalance and facial weakness
  • Retraction of TM around ossicles
  • Formation of cholesteatoma that can retract into the attic of the middle ear

Differential Diagnosis

Ear Diagnoses

External

Internal

Inner/vestibular

Evaluation

  • Clinical diagnosis
  • Consider CT for examination of ossicle encasement

Management

  • ENT referral

Disposition

  • Outpatient, unless complicated intracranial process
  • Many patients require second-look surgical procedure after first

See Also

References

  • Schraff SA and Strasnick B. Pediatric cholesteatoma: A retrospective review. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. Volume 70, Issue 3, March 2006, Pages 385-393.