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Unusual presentation of temporal bone involvement in Churg–Strauss syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2007

M Martinez Del Pero ,
D Moffat  and
H Sudhoff
M Martinez Del Pero
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Skull Base Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
D Moffat
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Skull Base Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
H Sudhoff*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Skull Base Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Holger Sudhoff, Department of Otolaryngology and Skull Base Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK. Fax: 44 (0)1223 217559 E-mail: holger.sudhoff@rub.de
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Abstract

Objective:

To present a case of a 60-year-old male with a history of sudden onset sensorineural hearing loss due to Churg–Strauss syndrome.

Case report:

The patient had a 20-year history of asthma and recurrent right otitis media and a nasal polypectomy four years prior to presenting with ear symptoms. Ear, nose and throat involvement is common in Churg–Strauss syndrome, usually manifesting as allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis with or without polyps.

Conclusions:

Otolaryngologists play an important role in making an early diagnosis of this disease. To our knowledge this is the first case of Churg–Strauss syndrome primarily presenting with otological pathology: left sensorineural hearing loss and right otitis media.

Keywords

Middle EarSuppurative Otitis MediaChurg-Strauss Syndrome
Type
Clinical Record
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 122 , Issue 4 , April 2008 , pp. 425 - 427
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2007

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